Atlee Mahorn

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Atlee Mahorn
Personal information
Full nameAtlee Anthony Mahorn
NationalityCanadian
Born (1965-10-27) 27 October 1965 (age 59)
Clarendon, Jamaica
Sport
Sport Running
Event(s)100m, 200m, 400m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100m: 10.18 (Tokyo 1991)
200m: 20.17s (Tokyo1991)
400m: 45.62 (Tempe 1986)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1991 Tokyo 200 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1993 Stuttgart 4 × 100 m relay
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1986 Edinburgh 200 m
Universiade
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1985 Kobe 200 m

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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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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland5th (q-finals)200 m21.13
DQ4 × 100 m relay
1984 Olympic Games [4] Los Angeles, United States5th (semis)200 m20.77
1985 Universiade Kobe, Japan2nd200 m20.65
1986 Commonwealth Games Edinburgh, Scotland1st200 m20.31
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy8th200 m20.78
4th4 × 100 m relay38.47
1988 Olympic Games [4] Seoul, South Korea5th200 m20.39
7th4 × 100 m relay38.93
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan6th (semis)100 m10.18
3rd200 m20.49
1992 Olympic Games [4] Barcelona, Spain 4th (q-finals)200 m20.78
DNF4 × 100 m relay
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 5th (semis)100 m10.21
7th (semis)200 m20.80
3rd4 × 100 m relay37.83

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References

  1. "Aaron Brown shatters Atlee Mahorn's Canadian 200m record". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  2. "ALL-TIME TOP 10" (PDF). calbears.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  3. "Atlee Mahorn". www.cbcworldwide.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
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