Atlee Mahorn
Canadian sprinter (born 1965) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Atlee Anthony Mahorn (born 27 October 1965) is a three-time Canadian Olympic and four-time World Championship sprinter. He won Bronze medals in the 200 metres at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo and the 4 x 100 metre relay at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart. He won the gold medal in the 200m at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.
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Full name | Atlee Anthony Mahorn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1965-10-27) 27 October 1965 (age 58) Clarendon, Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Running | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 100m, 200m, 400m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 100m: 10.18 (Tokyo 1991) 200m: 20.17s (Tokyo1991) 400m: 45.62 (Tempe 1986) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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His personal best time of 20.17 in the 200 metres was set in the semi-finals at the 1991 World Championships which was a Canadian record until Aaron Brown broke the record on 30 May 2014.[1]
Born in Clarendon, Jamaica, Mahorn is a graduate of University of California, Berkeley and holds the school records in the 100 metres and 200 metres plus the number two times at 400 metres and as a member of a 4x100 metres relay.[2] He received an MBA in International Business. Mahorn is fluent in the French language and can also communicate in both Spanish and Italian.[3]