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{{short description|Jamaican-born British sprinter (born 1960)|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use British English|date=May 2011}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2014}} {{Infobox sportsperson | honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|size=100%|country=GBR|OBE}} | headercolor = | image = Linford Christie 2009.png | image_size = 200px | caption = Christie in 2009 | birth_name = | fullname = | nickname = | nationality = British | residence = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1960|4|2}} | birth_place = [[Saint Andrew, Jamaica]] | height = {{convert|188|cm|ftin|abbr=on|order=flip}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Linford Christie|url=http://www.teamgb.com/athletes/linford-christie|work=teamgb.com|publisher=[[British Olympic Association]]|access-date=22 January 2014}}</ref> | weight = | website = | country = | sport = | event = | collegeteam = | universityteam = | club = | team = | turnedpro = | partner = | former_partner = | coach = | retired = | coaching = | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | paralympics = | highestranking = | pb = | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport | Men's athletics}} {{Medal|Country | {{GBR2}} }} [[File:Olympic rings.svg|center|80px]] {{MedalCount |[[Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]|1|2|0 |[[IAAF World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]|1|1|2 |[[IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]|0|2|0 |[[European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]|3|1|2 |[[European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]]|3|0|1 |[[Commonwealth Games]]|3|2|0 |'''Total'''|'''11'''|'''8'''|'''5''' }} {{Medal|Comp|[[Athletics at the Olympic Games|Olympic Games]]}} {{Medal|Gold | [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Barcelona]]|[[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metres|100 m]]}} {{Medal|Silver| [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul]]|[[Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metres|100 m]]}} {{Medal|Silver| [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul]]|[[Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics β Men's 4 Γ 100 metres relay|4 Γ 100 m relay]]}} {{Medal|Competition|[[IAAF World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]}} {{Medal|Gold|[[1993 World Championships in Athletics|1993 Stuttgart]]|[[1993 World Championships in Athletics β Men's 100 metres|100 m]]}} {{Medal|Silver|[[1993 World Championships in Athletics|1993 Stuttgart]]|[[1993 World Championships in Athletics β Men's 4 Γ 100 metres relay|4 Γ 100 m relay]]}} {{Medal|Bronze | [[1987 World Championships in Athletics|1987 Rome]] | [[1987 World Championships in Athletics β Men's 100 metres|100 m]]}} {{Medal|Bronze | [[1991 World Championships in Athletics|1991 Tokyo]] | [[1991 World Championships in Athletics β Men's 4 Γ 100 metres relay|4 Γ 100 m relay]]}} {{Medal|Competition|[[IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics|World Indoor Championships]]}} {{Medal|Silver|[[1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1991 Seville]]|60 m}} {{Medal|Silver|[[1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships|1991 Seville]]|200 m}} {{Medal|Comp|[[European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]}} {{Medal|Gold|[[1986 European Championships in Athletics|1986 Stuttgart]]|[[1986 European Championships in Athletics - Men's 100 metres|100 m]]}} {{Medal|Gold|[[1990 European Championships in Athletics|1990 Split]]|[[1990 European Championships in Athletics - Men's 100 metres|100 m]]}} {{Medal|Gold|[[1994 European Championships in Athletics|1994 Helsinki]]|100 m}} {{Medal|Silver|[[1990 European Championships in Athletics|1990 Split]]| [[1990 European Athletics Championships β Men's 4 Γ 100 metres relay|4 Γ 100 m relay]]}} {{Medal|Bronze|[[1990 European Championships in Athletics|1990 Split]]|[[1990 European Athletics Championships β Men's 200 metres|200 m]]}} {{Medal|Bronze|[[1986 European Championships in Athletics|1986 Stuttgart]]|4 Γ 100 m relay}} {{Medal|Competition|[[European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]]}} {{Medal|Gold|[[1986 European Athletics Indoor Championships|1986 Madrid]]|200 m}} {{Medal|Gold|[[1988 European Athletics Indoor Championships|1988 Budapest]]|60 m}} {{Medal|Gold|[[1990 European Athletics Indoor Championships|1990 Glasgow]]|60 m}} {{Medal|Bronze|[[1988 European Athletics Indoor Championships|1988 Budapest]]|200 m}} {{Medal|Country | {{ENG}} }} {{Medal|Comp|[[Athletics at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]}} {{Medal|Gold|[[1990 Commonwealth Games|1990 Auckland]]|[[Athletics at the 1990 Commonwealth Games|100 m]]}} {{Medal|Gold|[[1990 Commonwealth Games|1990 Auckland]]|[[Athletics at the 1990 Commonwealth Games|4 Γ 100 m relay]]}} {{Medal|Gold|[[1994 Commonwealth Games|1994 Victoria]]|[[Athletics at the 1994 Commonwealth Games|100 m]]}} {{Medal|Silver|[[1986 Commonwealth Games|1986 Edinburgh]]|[[Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games|100 m]]}} {{Medal|Silver|[[1986 Commonwealth Games|1986 Edinburgh]]|[[Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games|4 Γ 100 m relay]]}} | show-medals = | updated = 20 July 2012 }} '''Linford Christie''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|OBE}} (born 2 April 1960) is a Jamaican-born British former [[Sprint (running)|sprinter]] and athletics coach. He is the only British man to have won gold medals in the [[100 metres]] at all four major competitions open to British athletes: the [[Olympic Games]], the [[IAAF World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]], the [[European Athletics Championships|European Championships]] and the [[Commonwealth Games]]. He was the first European athlete to break the [[10-second barrier]] in the 100 m and held the [[UK records in athletics|British record]] in the event for close to 30 years. He is a former [[world indoor record]] holder over [[200 metres]], and a former [[List of European records in athletics|European record]] holder in the [[60 metres]], 100 m and [[4 Γ 100 metres relay]]. He remains one of the most highly decorated British athletes of all-time. By the end of his track career Christie had won 24 medals overall, more than any other British male athlete before or since. In 1993 he was awarded the [[BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award|BBC Sports Personality of the Year]]. Christie tested positive for a banned stimulant in 1988 during the [[Seoul Olympics]]. In 1999 he was suspended for two years by the IAAF after the banned substance [[nandrolone]] was found in a test, although he had been effectively in retirement since 1997. As a coach, two of his charges, [[Darren Campbell]] and [[Katharine Merry]], went on to win Olympic and World medals.
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