born january american meters meters fourth fastest meter runner best seconds broken second barrier meters best seconds highly successful amateur athlete setting state record trying age eighteen joined year broke american junior record won ncaa outdoor championships fourth place finish championships continued collegiate success setting ncaa record seconds coming record completed meter relay sweep ncaa outdoor championships closed amateur career ncaa title decorated track athlete ncaa history won gold silver olympic trials turned professional signing dollar contract reached olympic finals won bronze medals american track athlete win individual medals summer olympics suffered injury championships missing world championships contract dispute agent resulted handful appearances season american champion won silver medals events world championships injury olympic trials meant missed second olympic appearance early life son track field coach competed athletics meetings young age long jump speed translated football field played sport school accomplished high school runner final year recorded seconds meters time florida high school record list houston broke meters florida high school record seconds aside seconds fastest marks high school athlete year times olympic standard events competed progress heats stage college track athletics began attending late working coach regional meeting university won meter dash meter relay chosen rookie year major impact sixth place finish came second world junior record beaten following athlete week setting american junior record running stadium ncaa east regional championships heat winning time seconds year old mark went win final won seconds fourth fastest time american junior ncaa outdoor championships winner championships freshman won seconds beating defending ncaa champions title recording personal best seconds semifinals managed fourth place finish race competed senior championships year amateur reach final finished fourth athletes beat reigning eventual world champion champion second year characterised success won indoor ncaa title runner having set personal best seconds heats time seconds final fastest indoor run world year fastest season came time seconds placed 13th fastest runner completed ncaa championship double taking outdoor title finished runner second year athlete won titles starting win indoors ncaa east regional final won dash seconds performance impressive set time collegiate record seconds breaking record stood sixth fastest runner seventh fastest run history time ncaa outdoor championships year won separate national titles beating opposition meter relay races achievement man win races championships time seconds world leader point season ncaa record accomplishments named athlete week final year amateur athlete spent early battling injury returned april win ncaa outdoor title placing fourth personal professional athletes decided finish degree social science graduation allowed focus olympic trials course college career second athlete win ncaa outdoor titles outdoor ncaa titles listed joint time list furthermore finished indoor titles american honors professional career olympic games competing olympic trials eugene oregon qualified summer olympics events recording personal best seconds semifinals took second place wind assisted seconds stated ncaa experience helped raise confidence nervous championships favorite gay suffered injury qualifying rounds finished final seconds elected winner photo finish signing sponsorship deal worth year described agent largest deal track athlete coming college stated aims olympics personal individual gold relay race competing olympics qualified final season best seconds final registered personal best seconds finishing new world record holder jamaica trinidad olympic bronze medal medal major international competition days later finished fifth final time seconds distance winner bolt broken world record silver bronze american stepped lanes disqualified result received second olympic bronze medal occurred heats olympic meter relay race pass causing american team eliminated chance receiving relay medal finished olympics american medal individual events closed season second runs meetings finishing second jamaican occasions bolt low key year olympics began season world leading time seconds april set world leading relay time seconds penn failed maintain strong form rest planned improve start acceleration races parted company april placed classic unusually proved highlights low profile year competed championships injuries forced races qualify world championships furthermore entered legal battle management company portion dollar sponsorship contract dispute agent resolved july terms undisclosed left holland decided agent father coach legal battle major races prepare ran handful local meetings rest return level returned national competition appearance usa indoor track field championships took fourth place final set new indoor best seconds event winner disqualified testing positive marijuana upgraded opened outdoor season twilight meet recording seconds seconds began participate meetings competing european circuit time beat golden gala race breaking meet record took national stage winning finishing runner usa outdoor track field championships week later beat classic meet record seconds august meet switzerland ran new personal best seconds finishing second set new personal best seconds injury london grand prix brought end season meeting athletic super grand prix won time seconds took victories eugene london legs series won mid season legs achieved sprint double usa track field championships winning absence running events world championships athletics secured silver medal final defending champion bolt disqualified false start runner jamaican comparatively slow seconds meter final bolt beat field closest running seconds second silver tournament attempted gain medal metres relay final mid race collision britain meant american team reached final leg final memorial van ran personal best seconds blake faster leaving second place fourth fastest runner time won league series moved southern_california train opened outdoor season wind aided run seconds win followed meet entered olympic trials reached final having pulled muscle semi final finished race brought end season annual event result wind venue date usa usa usa tampa usa personal life son washington father assistant principal track coach mother high school teacher older brothers alex william track runners attending member beta fraternity personal best outdoors makes fourth fastest man time indoor best distance makes seventh fastest best eighth fastest american athlete information major competition record
Walter Dix