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 | 27 October 1965 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]
Achievements edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Canada
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| 1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 5th (q-finals) | 200 m | 21.13 |
| DQ | 4 × 100 m relay | ||||
| 1984 | Olympic Games[4] | Los Angeles, United States | 5th (semis) | 200 m | 20.77 |
| 1985 | Universiade | Kobe, Japan | 2nd | 200 m | 20.65 |
| 1986 | Commonwealth Games | Edinburgh, Scotland | 1st | 200 m | 20.31 |
| 1987 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | 8th | 200 m | 20.78 |
| 4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.47 | |||
| 1988 | Olympic Games[4] | Seoul, South Korea | 5th | 200 m | 20.39 |
| 7th | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.93 | |||
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 6th (semis) | 100 m | 10.18 |
| 3rd | 200 m | 20.49 | |||
| 1992 | Olympic Games[4] | Barcelona, Spain | 4th (q-finals) | 200 m | 20.78 |
| DNF | 4 × 100 m relay | ||||
| 1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 5th (semis) | 100 m | 10.21 |
| 7th (semis) | 200 m | 20.80 | |||
| 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 37.83 | |||
References edit
- ^ "Aaron Brown shatters Atlee Mahorn's Canadian 200m record". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ "ALL-TIME TOP 10" (PDF). calbears.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ "Atlee Mahorn". www.cbcworldwide.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Atlee Mahorn". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
External links edit
- Atlee Mahorn at World Athletics
- Atlee Mahorn at Athletics Canada
- Atlee Mahorn at Team Canada
- Atlee Mahorn at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Atlee Mahorn at Olympics.com
- Atlee Mahorn at Olympedia
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