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Maurice Greene (born July 23, 1974) is an American former track and field sprinter who competed in the 60 meters, 100 meters, and 200 meters. He is a former 100 m world record holder with a time of 9.79 seconds. During the height of his career (1997–2004) he won four Olympic medals and was a five-time World Champion.
- 5 ft 9 in (1.76 m)
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Olympic Results. Biography. From 1997 to 2001, Maurice Greene was quite simply the greatest male sprinter on the planet, winning a 100m gold medal at Sydney 2000, as well as three 100m world titles in a row. Remarkably, the American’s 60m indoor record stands to this day. Starting blocks.
Apr 3, 2017 · Maurice Greene was the greatest 100m sprinter of his generation, winning a hat-trick of world titles for the distance (1997-2001) and the 2000 Olympic 100m crown. A former world record-holder and 1999 world 200m champion, the US speedster reflects on the greatest challenge he has faced during his time in the sport and beyond.
Feb 2, 1998 · Phil Minshull reports from Madrid. Maurice Greene is now indisputably the fastest man ever indoors. The American sprinter ran 60m in 6.39 seconds on Tuesday night in Madrid to shave two hundredth of a second from the mark he jointly held with compatriot Andre Cason.
Jul 21, 2020 · Maurice Greene was one of the most dominant sprinters in history, holding the world record in the 100-meter dash from 1999-2005. But 20 years ago, he needed to win one race in particular to...
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Maurice Greene is an American former track and field sprinter who competed in the 60 meters, 100 meters, and 200 meters. He is a former 100 m world record holder with a time of 9.79 seconds. During the height of his career (1997–2004) he won four Olympic medals and was a five-time World Champion.
Maurice Greene was a sprinter who was considered the fastest man in the world at his career peak from 1997-2004. In addition to his 2000 Olympic gold medals in the 100 and 4x100 relay, he was World Champion in the 100 metres in 1997, 1999, and 2001, winning the sprint triple of the 100, 200, and 4x100 relay in 1999.
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