Donovan Bailey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Donovan Bailey

Canadian athlete, Olympic medalist

Date of Birth: 16-Dec-1967

Place of Birth: Manchester Parish, Jamaica

Profession: sprinter, athletics competitor

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Donovan Bailey, (born December 16, 1967) is a retired Jamaican-Canadian sprinter, who once held the world record for the 100 metres.
He recorded a time of 9.84 seconds to win the gold medal at the 1996 Olympic Games.
He was the first Canadian to legally break the 10-second barrier in the 100 m.
Particularly noted for his top speed, Bailey ran 27.07 mph (12.10 m/s) in his 1996 Olympic title run, the fastest ever recorded by a human at the time.
He was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2004 as an individual athlete and in 2008 as part of the 1996 Summer Olympics 4x100 relay team In 2005, he was also inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame.