Tyson Gay (born August 9, 1982) is a retired American track and field sprinter who competed in the 100 and 200 meters. His 100 m personal best of 9.69 seconds is the American record and makes him tied for the second fastest athlete over 100 m ever, along with Yohan Blake of Jamaica.
Gay has won medals in many major international competitions, which includes 3 in the 100 m, 200 m and relay at the 2007 Osaka World Championships. This made him the second man to win all three events at the same World Championships, after Maurice Greene (Usain Bolt duplicated the feat two years later). Gay is a four-time U.S. champion in the 100 m.
At the 2008 Olympic Trials, he ran a wind assistance 9.68 seconds in the 100 m. Days later, he suffered a severe hamstring injury in the 200 m trials and did not win any medals at the Beijing Olympics. He clocked 9.71 seconds to win the 100 m silver medal in the 2009 World Championships — it is the fastest non-winning time in the history of the 100 m.
In July 2013, it was announced that Gay had tested positive for a banned substance; he subsequently withdrew from consideration for the World Championships in Moscow. The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) suspended him until June 23, 2014, and stripped him of his silver medal in the relay at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Gay is a two-time winner of the Jesse Owens Award, was the 2007 IAAF World Athlete of the Year, won Best Track and Field Athlete for Track & Field News in 2007 and for ESPY Award in 2008 and 2011. He has also achieved multiple Men's season's best performances in the 100 m and 200 m.
The move to the college in Great Bend, Kansas, marked further progression for Gay: in 2002 his 100 m and 200 m times dropped to 10.08 s and 20.21 s respectively, albeit with wind assistance.Lilot, Dan (November 4, 2002). 2002 U.S. Men's List . Track and Field News. Retrieved on 2009-01-28. He improved upon his legal personal bests too, recording a 100 m run of 10.27 s and 20.88 s in the 200 m. Tyson Gay competition record. Team USA. Retrieved on 2009-01-28. He also continued to outstrip the competition, winning the 100 m at the NJCAA National Championship. Returning to the NJCAA event the following year, with the wind in his favour, Gay took bronze in the 100 m with 10.01 s and silver in the 200 m with 20.31 s.Lilot, Dan (September 30, 2003). 2003 U.S. Men's List . Track and Field News. Retrieved on 2009-01-28. Injuries upset the rest of 2003 for Gay, and his coach Brauman moved on to work as the sprint coach at the University of Arkansas where Gay followed.
The results of Gay's first 2004 US Olympic Trials confirmed his status as a rising contender in the 100 m and 200 m events. Although he did not reach the final of either event, he reached the semis of the highly competitive 100 m and posted a 200 m personal best of 20.07 s in the qualifying stages. Men 100 Meter Dash. USA Track and Field (2004). Retrieved on 2009-01-29. Men 200 Meter Dash. USA Track and Field (2004). Retrieved on 2009-01-29. A hamstring injury due to dehydration prevented Gay from competing in the 200 m final, but he did not see the trials as a missed opportunity, rather a springboard for future events: "I was really focused upon the team, had a great shot, but it was a learning experience—how to take care of my body." The end of year Track and Field News rankings for United States sprinters showed him to be the eighth fastest 100 m runner and the fourth fastest sprinter over 200 m that year—indicative of his potential, he was younger than all those ranked ahead of him.Lilot, Dan (January 26, 2005). 2004 U.S. Men's List . Track and Field News. Retrieved on 2009-01-29.
In Gay's final year as an amateur athlete he started well, setting a personal best and school record of 6.55 s in the 60 m at the 2005 Championship Series. 2005 Visa Championship Series. USATF (February 11, 2005). Retrieved on 2009-02-06. He helped the university team to another NCAA outdoor victory, setting a new personal best of 19.93 s in the 200 m qualifiers and placing third in the finals. Training partner and friend Wallace Spearmon took first place with 19.91 s—his time and Gay's 19.93 s were the second and third-fastest 200 m times in the world that year. 2005 Men's Division I Outdoor Track And Field . NCAA (June 11, 2005). Retrieved on 2009-02-03. 200 metres 2003. IAAF (February 10, 2006). Retrieved on 2009-02-03. The pair teamed up for the relay, along with Michael Grant and Omar Brown, and won with an Arkansas-record-breaking time of 38.49 s. 2005 Men's Division I Outdoor Track And Field 4x100 Meter Relay . NCAA (June 10, 2005). Retrieved on 2009-02-03. Michael Grant Arkansas Football. Arkansas Razorbacks. Retrieved on 2009-02-03. With the NCAA Championships behind him, in June 2005 Gay decided to become a professional athlete, setting his sights on a place in the US 200 m team for the Helsinki World Championships. Tyson's Biography . Tyson Gay official website. Retrieved on 2009-02-03.
He ended the 2005 season on a positive note by winning the gold medal in the 200 m at the World Athletics Final, his first major championship title. His time of 19.96 s was his second fastest that year and fourth fastest of any sprinter that season. Although he stated that the quality of the competition and memories of Helsinki had made him nervous beforehand, he went on to beat all three American sprinters he had lost to in the World Championships, becoming the first athlete to beat Gatlin over 200 m that season.Ramsak, Bob (September 9, 2005). Gay – better, stronger, fresher – World Athletics Final. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-03-17. It was not only his rival sprinters that would cause future difficulties, however, as Gay's coach Brauman was indicted for various crimes relating to his time at Barton College and the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. He had helped athletes gain funds and credits that they were not entitled to. Following Gay's testimony, the courts ruled that Brauman was guilty and, as a result, Arkansas' two NCAA titles and all of Gay's college track times were annulled. None of the athletes were charged with any wrongdoing. Although he was imprisoned for 10 months, Brauman continued to train Gay, periodically updating him with coaching routines and techniques.Hart, Simon (July 1, 2007). Inside knowledge puts Gay in fast lane. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved on 2009-02-06.
Gay's 200 m performance at the 2006 IAAF World Athletics Final in Stuttgart was the culmination of a highly successful year. He became the World Athletics Final champion with another improved personal best of 19.68 s, making him the joint third-fastest 200 m sprinter with Frankie Fredericks. Gay's 19.68 Stuttgart Stunner – IAAF World Athletics Final, Day TWO. IAAF (October 10, 2006). Retrieved on 2009-02-06. Gay was pleased that Fredericks was on site to see his best equaled: "To run that time in front of Frankie is a privilege. He's someone I admire a great deal both as an athlete and as a man." Tyson runs third best 200m of all time . Agence France-Presse (September 2006). Retrieved on 2009-02-06. Gay also won a bronze medal in the 100 m, finishing behind Powell and Scott. However, Gay proved himself over 100 m at the 2006 IAAF World Cup, taking gold with a 9.88 s run.Johnson, Len (September 16, 2006). Richards takes down 22-year-old record – IAAF World Cup in Athletics, DAY ONE. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-02-16. At the end of the season, with Gatlin banned from competition, Gay dominated the Track and Field News US 2006 list, having run six of the seven fastest 100 m, with Scott in third, and four of the top six 200 m times (behind Carter and Spearmon).Rorick, Jim (January 14, 2007). 2006 U.S. Comprehensive List – Men . Track and Field News. Retrieved on 2009-02-06. Furthermore, he was the second fastest 100 m runner in the world that year, second only to world record holder Powell. 100 Metres 2006. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-02-06. Having proven himself to be adept at both 100 and 200 m, Gay reflected upon his development as a sprinter:
At the US National Championships he equaled his 100 m best of 9.84 s while running into the wind. This was a meeting record and the second fastest 100 m time with a headwind after Maurice Greene's 9.82 s run.Dunaway, James (June 23, 2007). Gay runs 9.84 world season lead into the wind – US Champs, Day 2. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-02-15. He followed this with a new 200 m personal best in the finals, again facing an impeding wind. His time of 19.62 s was the second fastest ever; only Johnson's 19.32 s run at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics was faster. Gay runs second fastest 200m of all time . Sydney Morning Herald (June 25, 2007). Retrieved on 2009-02-15. Gay was happy with the achievement but noted that the competition was still strong: "I wasn't thinking about any time. I was trying to get away from Spearmon as fast as I could."Baum, Bob (June 24, 2007). Tyson Gay Bolts to 19.62 Triumph in 200. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved on 2009-02-15. After noting that he was feeling worn out, Gay had a brief recuperation period in preparation for the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, Japan.Wenig, Jörg (August 27, 2007). Tyson Gay – one mission completed, more to come . IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-02-15. He returned to the track in Europe and, while weather conditions were poor, he won the 200 m in Lausanne with 19.78 s and had wins at 100 m events in Sheffield and London.Knight, Tom (August 3, 2007). Tyson Gay defies difficult conditions. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved on 2009-02-15. He relished the opportunity to face Powell at the World Championships: both sprinters were undefeated that year and Gay said that he felt ready for the challenge. Weather thwarts Tyson Gay's attempt. The Hindu (August 5, 2007). Retrieved on 2009-02-15.
Facing each other for the first time that year, the IAAF described the 100 m final in Osaka as "the season's most eagerly-anticipated battle".Ramsak, Bob (November 26, 2007). For Defar and Gay, near perfection in 2007. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-02-15. Gay won with a time of 9.85 s, sprinting ahead of Derrick Atkins and third-placed Powell to become the new 100 m world champion. 100 metres final results . IAAF (August 26, 2007). Retrieved on 2009-02-15. Although this was the American's first major 100 m title, Gay blazes to world 100m title win. CNN (August 26, 2007). Retrieved on 2009-02-15. he remained respectful of Powell:
Gay doubled his gold medal count in the 200 m event. He ran a new championship record time of 19.76 s to win a second gold medal, beating Usain Bolt and Spearmon to the post. Bolt was clear to point out that he lost to the better athlete: "I got beaten by the No. 1 man in the world. For the moment, he is unbeatable." American Tyson Gay claims 2nd gold at track worlds. CBC (August 30, 2007). Retrieved on 2009-02-15. Only Maurice Greene and Gatlin had won the sprint double at the Championships before, but Gay eyed a third gold in the relay. Gay powers to Osaka sprint double. CNN (August 30, 2007). Retrieved on 2009-02-15. The Americans faced stiff competition from the Jamaican team, which included Powell and Bolt. The Jamaicans set a national record, but it was not enough to beat the United States team, who finished in a world-leading time of 37.78 s. Gay won his third gold medal alongside Darvis Patton, Spearmon and Leroy Dixon. U.S. relay win secures Gay Treble . CNN (September 1, 2007). Retrieved on 2009-02-15. 4x100 Metres Relay Final Results . IAAF (September 1, 2007). Retrieved on 2009-02-15. The triple-gold haul repeated the feat achieved by Maurice Greene at the 1999 Seville World Championships and Carl Lewis in 1983 and 1987. U.S. wins 400 relay, giving Tyson Gay his third gold. USA Today (September 1, 2007). Retrieved on 2009-02-15.
Although Gay had been bullish in victory on the track, the achievement did not change him—he remained humble and appreciative to his rivals. In November he was chosen as the IAAF Male World Athlete of the Year for 2007 and in his acceptance speech he paid tribute to his peers, encouraging Powell to remain focused and saying that he highly regarded the Jamaican. He also dismissed comparisons to his forebears, commenting: "I honestly believe that I need to have the World record like some of the other great sprinters like Carl Lewis, Maurice Greene. I think that sets you apart, having medals and having the World record."Coquard, Jean-Denis (December 24, 2007). Tyson Gay in Carl Lewis' tracks. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-02-15. At the end of the season Gay was elected 2007 Men's Athlete of the Year by Track and Field News (topping the year's list as the fastest 100 m and 200 m sprinter), and he won the USATF's Harrison Dillard award as the top US male sprinter. T&FN Men's Athlete Of The Year: Tyson Gay . Track and Field News. Retrieved on 2009-02-15.Rorick, Jim (January 30, 2008). 2007 U.S. Comprehensive List – Men . Track and Field News. Retrieved on 2009-02-16. Harrison Dillard Award . USATF. Retrieved on 2009-02-15.
The favorite for qualification in both the 100 m and 200 m at the US Olympic Trials,Knight Tom (June 28, 2008). US Olympic trials: Tyson Gay aims high. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved on 2009-02-16. Gay put in a strong performance in the heats. After a misjudgement in the first round almost caused him to miss out on qualification, Gay resolved to step up his pace, and he won the 100 m quarter-final with a US record-setting run of 9.77 s.Knight, Tom (June 30, 2008). Tyson Gay lights up United States Olympic trials tainted by drug fears. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved on 2009-02-16. Breaking Maurice Greene's nine-year-old record, this made Gay the third fastest 100 m sprinter ever, after rivals Bolt and Powell.Layden, Tim (June 29, 2008). Bolt still the favorite in Beijing, but history says anything can happen . Sports Illustrated. Retrieved on 2009-02-16. In the final the following day, Gay finished first in a wind-aided 9.68 s (+4.1 m/s). This was the fastest ever 100 m time under any conditions, bettering the 9.69 s record which Obadele Thompson had set 12 years earlier. Gay runs wind-aided 9.68 to qualify for U.S. Olympic team. ESPN (June 20, 2008). Retrieved on 2009-02-12. The 200 m event was a significant setback for Gay as he suffered a severe hamstring injury in the qualifiers and was subsequently ruled out of the event for the Olympics.Patrick, Dick (July 6, 2008). Hamstring injury knocks sprinter Gay out of 200 meters. USA Today. Retrieved on 2009-02-16. The injury persisted for several weeks and he dropped out of track meetings in order to recover in time for the Olympics.Broadbent, Rick (July 24, 2008). Tyson Gay misses his date at Palace to increase Beijing fears. The Times. Retrieved on 2009-02-16.
Gay made his track return in Beijing but his injury had reduced his 100 m medal chances and Bolt and Powell were more favored to win the event.Blinebury, Fran (August 11, 2008). U.S. sprinter Tyson Gay says he's 'fully recovered'. Houston Chronicle. Retrieved on 2009-02-19. The much anticipated Gay, Bolt and Powell final never materialised, however, as Gay failed to qualify in the semi-finals.Knight, Tom (August 11, 2008) Asafa Powell, Tyson Gay and Usain Bolt race to be the next Olympic hero. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved on 2009-02-19.Cram, Steve (August 15, 2008). Olympics: Bolt, Powell, Gay – the fastest show on earth is wide open. The Guardian. Retrieved on 2009-02-19. Finishing fifth after recording 10.05 s, Gay denied that he was still injured, but claimed the hamstring problem had upset his training schedule. Losing Gay upset after men's 100 m semifinals . China View (August 16, 2008). Retrieved on 2009-02-19.
Further disappointment followed as the American relay team, with Gay as anchor, failed to qualify for the final. Darvis Patton and Gay failed to pass on the baton in the heat. Gay personally took responsibility for the dropped baton but Patton denied this was true, saying "That's Tyson Gay. He's a humble guy, but I know it's my job to get the guy the baton and I didn't do that." U.S. 4x100m teams both drop batons . NBC (August 21, 2008). Retrieved on 2009-02-19. After stating his desire to win four Olympic gold medals (by adding the 400 meters to his repertoire) earlier in the year, Gay finished the 2008 Olympics without a single medal.Layden, Tim (April 24, 2008). Sprinter Tyson Gay wants a shot at four gold medals in Beijing . Sports Illustrated. Retrieved on 2009-02-12. Having failed to reach the finals of the 100 m sprint or relay, he reflected upon his failure to make the podium in Beijing: "I then I went to grab it and there was nothing. It's kind of the way it's been happening to me this Olympics."Costello, Brain (August 22, 2008). U.S. Relay dismay . New York Post. Retrieved on 2009-02-19.
Gay rounded off the season in Europe, winning in the 200 m at Gateshead, but he had to withdraw from a ÅF Golden League race against Bolt and Powell due to his hamstring injury.Butcher, Michael (September 2, 2008). Powell skids to 9.87sec in torrential rain in Gateshead – IAAF World Athletics Tour. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-02-19.Turnbull, Simon (September 6, 2008). Bolt win rounds off a golden summer . The Independent. Retrieved on 2009-02-19.
The first event at the 2009 World Championships in August was the 100 m. After two sub-10 clockings in the preliminary rounds, Gay reached the final, along with Jamaicans Bolt and Powell.Ramsak, Bob (August 16, 2009). Event Report – Men's 100m – Semi-Final. . IAAF. Retrieved 2009-08-16. He ran a new US record of 9.71 seconds in the race, the third-fastest time in history, but even so had to settle for second place, losing his 100 m world title to Bolt, who knocked 0.11 seconds off the world record with a run of 9.58 seconds.Ramsak, Bob (August 16, 2009). Event Report – Men's 100m – Final. . IAAF. Retrieved 2009-08-16.Clarey, Christopher (August 16, 2009). Bolt Shatters 100-Meter World Record . The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-08-16. However the 100m final aggravated a groin/hip injury he had being dealing with, and he subsequently withdrew from the 200m event to focus on recovery, hoping to get better for the 4x100m relay, but decided to withdraw from that too.
At the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix, on September 20, 2009, Gay ran the second-fastest men's 100 m on record, winning in 9.69 seconds, matching Usain Bolt's winning time at the Beijing Olympics in 2008. After beating Powell for the sixth time in Daegu, Determined Gay beats Powell again . BBC Sport. 2009-09-25. Retrieved 2009-10-01. Gay stated that he would reconsider his plans for groin surgery in the off-season as it was mainly a case of resolving discomfort when running, rather than a more serious injury. Tyson Gay thinking twice about surgery. World Track and Field. 2009-09-23. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
At the Great City Games in Manchester, England in May, he set his sights on breaking Tommie Smith's 44-year-old world best mark over a 200 m straight. He beat Smith's time of 19.5 by finishing in 19.41 seconds – including a first 100 m of 9.88 and a first 150 m of 14.41 seconds. Tyson Gay breaks Tommie Smith's 200m mark in Manchester. BBC Sport (May 16, 2010). Retrieved on 2010-08-08. He suffered from hamstring difficulty after the run but returned to compete at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon, in July – his first meeting of the 2010 IAAF Diamond League. Running over 200 m, he finished in 19.76 seconds but was beaten to the line by Walter Dix, who returned from a year-long hiatus. Tyson Gay beaten by Walter Dix at Diamond League meet. BBC Sport (July 3, 2010). Retrieved on 2010-08-08. A week later he attended the British Grand Prix and, in spite of poor conditions, he gained a victory over his rival Asafa Powell with a 9.93-second run. Tyson Gay edges out Asafa Powell over 100m in Gateshead. BBC Sport (July 10, 2010). Retrieved on 2010-08-08. He set a meet record of 19.72 seconds at the Herculis meeting in Monaco later that month, but expressed disappointment with his race execution as Yohan Blake came close to overhauling him at the finish.Greuil, Sophie (July 22, 2010). Tyson Gay disappointed after meet record in Monaco. Reuters. Retrieved on 2010-08-08.
The 100 m at the DN Galan meeting in Stockholm saw Gay's first match-up of the year against Bolt. He surprised the Olympic and World champion with a resounding victory, beating him with 9.84 to Bolt's 9.97 seconds. This was only the second time Bolt had lost a 100 m final – the first occurring in July 2008 against Powell (also at Stockholm Olympic Stadium). Gay broke Powell's stadium record and earned a one carat diamond for the feat. Stockholm packs in tight to see Gay finish well clear of Bolt, 9.84–9.97 – REPORT – Samsung Diamond League . IAAF (August 6, 2010). Retrieved on 2010-08-08. Gay chose not to overstate the significance of the win, acknowledging that Bolt was far from peak fitness: "It feels great to beat Usain but deep down inside I know he is not 100%. I look forward to beating him when he is". Tyson Gay beats Usain Bolt over 100m for first time. BBC Sport (August 6, 2010). Retrieved on 2010-08-08. With Bolt and Powell both out with injuries, Gay won unchallenged at the London Grand Prix the following week, running a world leading time of 9.78 seconds despite poor weather.Fordyce, Tom (August 13, 2010). Tyson Gay sets best 100m time of 2010 at Crystal Palace. BBC Sport. Retrieved on 2010-08-14. A victory at the Memorial van Damme in 9.79 seconds earned him the first Diamond Race Trophy for the 100 m. Gay flies 9.79 in chilly Brussels – REPORT – Samsung Diamond League. IAAF (August 27, 2010). Retrieved on 2010-08-30.
The 2012 Olympic 100 m final was the fastest-ever Olympic race: seven men under ten seconds. Bolt won in 9.63 seconds and was followed by Yohan Blake. Gay's run of 9.80 meant that he missed out on a bronze medal by one-hundredth of a second to compatriot Justin Gatlin.Martin, David (August 5, 2012). London 2012 - Event Report - Men's 100m Final. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-08-18. Gay was visibly upset about his failure to reach the Olympic podium and cried during the post-race interview, saying, "I felt like I ran with the field and I just came up short".Caple, Jim (August 5, 2012). Heartbreaking finish for Tyson Gay. ESPN. Retrieved on 2012-08-18. The relay final brought Gay his first Olympic medal and an American-record time of 37.04 seconds alongside Trell Kimmons, Gatlin, and Ryan Bailey. Despite equaling the previous world-record mark, the Americans took the silver medal behind Jamaica, whose team improved that record by two-tenths of a second.Long, Mark (August 12, 2012). Gay gets Olympic medal, winning silver in relay . NBC Olympics. Retrieved on 2012-08-18. However, he was later stripped of this medal after failing a drug test in 2013; this also cost the rest of the relay team their medals. In the last two Diamond League 100 m races, he ran 9.83 as runner-up at the Athletissima meet, where Yohan Blake equalled Gay's personal best time,Hart, Simon (August 24, 2012). Yohan Blake equals Tyson Gay's 100m best to put him joint second on all time list behind Usain Bolt at Diamond League. Daily Telegraph. Retrieved on 2013-03-09. and false started at the Weltklasse 100 m series final.Ramsak, Bob (August 30, 2012). Bolt dashes 19.66, Aman defeats Rudisha in Z\xfcrich. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-03-09.
USA Relays qualified to World and Olympic games at World Relays in Bahamas and won the relay.
In the 2015 World Athletics Championships, Gay, running against Usain Bolt, came only 6th of 9 in the final of the 100 m behind Bolt, Justin Gatlin, Trayvon Bromell, Andre de Grasse and Mike Rodgers.
In September 2016, it was announced that Gay would make a bid to join the U.S. bobsleigh team by competing at the National Push Championships at the Calgary track; however, he withdrew from the competition.
On October 16, 2016, Trinity Gay, 15, was fatally shot in the neck. She was a bystander during a shootout between occupants of two cars in the parking lot of a Cook Out restaurant in Lexington, Kentucky. She died at University of Kentucky Medical Center shortly thereafter.
Gay attended the St. John Missionary Baptist Church as a child,Layden, Tim (June 26, 2007). Speed to Burn. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved on 2009-02-26. and when he returns home he still attends the church services. "I'm a religious man, so I really believe in my God-given ability, that I can do the unexpected. I really do believe I can break a record, or come close to it, or win a medal."
100 m | 9.69 | +2.0 | Shanghai Golden Grand Prix | Shanghai, China | September 20, 2009 | , | |
9.68 | +4.1 | U.S. Olympic Trials | Eugene, Oregon, U.S. | June 29, 2008 | Wind-assisted | ||
150 m | 14.51 | +1.5 | Great CityGames Manchester | Manchester, United Kingdom | May 15, 2011 | , | |
200 m | 19.58 | +1.3 | Adidas Grand Prix | New York, New York, U.S. | May 30, 2009 | ||
200 m straight | 19.41 | −0.4 | Great CityGames Manchester | Manchester, United Kingdom | May 16, 2010 | ||
400 m | 44.89 | n/a | Tom Jones Memorial Classic | Gainesville, Florida, U.S. | April 17, 2010 |
2002 | NACAC U-25 Championships | San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.79 | |
2005 | ||||||
World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 4th | 200 m | 20.34 | ||
(semis) | 4 × 100 m relay | — | ||||
World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 1st | 200 m | 19.96 | ||
2006 | World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Germany | 3rd | 100 m | 9.92 | |
1st | 200 m | 19.68 | ||||
World Cup* | Athens, Greece | 100 m | 9.88 | |||
4 × 100 m relay | 37.59 | , | ||||
2007 | ||||||
World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 100 m | 9.85 | |||
200 m | 19.76 | |||||
4 × 100 m relay | 37.78 | |||||
2008 | ||||||
Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 9th (semis) | 100 m | 10.05 | ||
(semis) | 4 × 100 m relay | — | ||||
2009 | ||||||
World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 2nd | 100 m | 9.71 | , | |
200 m | — | |||||
World Athletics Final | Thessaloniki, Greece | 1st | 100 m | 9.88 | ||
2010 | Continental Cup | Split, Croatia | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.25 | ||
Diamond League Final | Brussels, Belgium | 100 m | 9.79 | |||
2012 | ||||||
Olympic Games** | London, United Kingdom | 100 m | 9.80 | Doping | ||
4 × 100 m relay | 37.04 | |||||
2014 | Diamond League Final | Brussels, Belgium | 6th | 100 m | 10.01 | |
2015 | World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 37.38 | , , |
World Championships | Beijing, China | 6th | 100 m | 10.00 | ||
4 × 100 m relay | — | Out of zone pass | ||||
2016 | ||||||
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 4 × 100 m relay | — | Out of zone pass |
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