Leroy Burrell

Leroy Burrell
	Burrell in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Leroy Russel Burrell
Born	February 21, 1967 (age 57); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Sprints and long jump
College team	Houston Cougars (1985-1990)
Club	Santa Monica Track Club
Coached by	Tom Tellez
Retired	1998
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	60 m: 6.48 s (1991); 100 m: 9.85 s (1994); 200 m: 20.12 s (1992); Long jump: 8.37 m (1989);
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
World Championships
Goodwill Games
World Cup

Leroy Russel Burrell (born February 21, 1967)^[3] is an American former track and field athlete, who twice set the world record for the 100 m sprint.^[3]

Early life

Burrell grew up in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, and attended Penn Wood High School, where he single-handedly won the state championship by winning the 100 m, 200 m, long jump, and triple jump. Suffering from poor eyesight accentuated by a childhood eye injury, he was poor at other sports, but excelled on the track from an early age. He attended the University of Houston from 1986 to 1990, where he was a nine-time NCAA All-American and set the NCAA outdoor record in the long jump.^[4]^[5]

Professional career

Burrell was plagued by injuries and bad luck throughout his career, particularly around major championships. He won gold in the 100 m ahead of Carl Lewis at the 1990 Goodwill Games in Seattle. He won the silver in the 100 m behind Lewis at the 1991 World Championships. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Burrell false-started in the 100 m final. When the race finally restarted, his reaction off the line was slow, and he finished fifth. He did manage to win a relay gold as part of the U.S. 4 × 100 m team.^{[citation needed]}

On May 19, 1990, Burrell ran a wind-assisted 200 m at College Station, Texas, in a time of 19.61 seconds. The wind speed was +4.0 m per second. This was the fastest time for the 200 m for over six years until the 1996 Olympic final in Atlanta, where Michael Johnson ran 19.32 seconds.

He first set the 100m world record in June 1991 with a time of 9.90 seconds. This was broken that September by Carl Lewis who ran 9.86 sec at the 1991 World Track and Field Championships where Burrell finished second in a new personal best time of 9.88 sec. In July 1994, Burrell set the world record for the second time when he ran 9.85 sec (a record that stood until the 1996 Olympics when Donovan Bailey ran 9.84 sec).^{[citation needed]}

Since his retirement in 1998, Burrell has replaced his old college mentor, Tom Tellez, as coach of the University of Houston's track and field team. Burrell has led UH to 14 men's Conference USA titles (nine indoor, five outdoor) and nine women's titles (four indoor, five outdoor). He was inducted into the Texas Track and Field Coaches Hall of Fame in 2014.^[6]

In June 2022, Burrell stepped down as head coach at Houston and accepted the head coaching position for Auburn track and field.^[7]

Personal life

Burrell married Michelle Finn, also a sprinter, in 1994, and they have three sons together: Cameron who was a sprinter for the Houston Cougars and died in 2021,^[8]^[9] Joshua, and Jaden. On June 7, 2017, Cameron joined his father in the sub-10 second club. Burrell's younger sister Dawn also competed in track and field at the highest level, as a member of the 2000 US Olympic team and world indoor champion in the long jump.^[10]

Statistics

Information from IAAF profile unless otherwise noted.^[11]

World records

Includes former all-conditions world best in the 200 meters. All world records are former as of May 24, 2014.

Event	Time (s)	Competition	Venue	Date	Notes
60 m	6.48	Madrid indoor meet	Madrid, Spain	February 13, 1991	^{[note 1]} ^[12]^[13]
100 m	9.90	U.S. Championships	New York, New York, U.S.	June 14, 1991	+1.8 m/s wind ^{[note 2]} ^[1]^[15]^[16]
100 m	9.85	Athletissima Lausanne	Lausanne, Switzerland	July 6, 1994	+1.2 m/s wind ^{[note 3]} ^[17]^[18]
200 m	19.61	SWC Championships	College Station, Texas, U.S.	May 19, 1990	+4.1 m/s wind, w^{[note 4]} ^[19]
4 × 100 m relay	37.79	Herculis Monaco	Monaco	August 3, 1991	^{[note 5]} ^[20]
	37.67	Weltklasse Zürich	Zürich, Switzerland	August 7, 1991	^{[note 6]} ^[21]
	37.50	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	September 1, 1991	Former CR^{[note 7]} ^[22]
	37.40	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	August 8, 1992	Former OR^{[note 8]} ^[23]^[24]
	37.40	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	August 21, 1993	Former CR^{[note 9]} ^[25]^[26]
4 × 200 m relay	1:19.38	Koblenz meet	Koblenz, Germany	August 23, 1989	^{[note 10]} ^[27]
	1:19.11	Penn Relays	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.	April 23, 1992	^{[note 11]} ^[28]^[29]
	1:18.68	Mt. SAC Relays	Walnut, California, U.S.	April 17, 1994	^{[note 12]} ^[30]

Personal bests

Sprints

Event	Time (s)	Wind (m/s)	Competition	Venue	Date	Notes
55 m	6.09	n/a	Houston indoor meet	Houston, Texas, U.S.	January 28, 1991
60 m	6.48	n/a	Madrid indoor meet	Madrid, Spain	February 13, 1991	Former WR^{[note 1]} ^[12]^[13]
100 m	9.85	+1.2	Athletissima Lausanne	Lausanne, Switzerland	July 6, 1994	Former WR^{[note 3]} ^[17]^[18]
200 m	20.12	−0.8	U.S. Olympic Trials	New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.	June 27, 1992
200 m	19.61	+4.1	SWC Championships	College Station, Texas, U.S.	May 19, 1990	w^{[note 4]} ^[19]
4 × 100 m relay	37.40	n/a	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	August 8, 1992	Former WR, OR^{[note 8]} ^[23]^[24]
4 × 100 m relay	37.40	n/a	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	August 21, 1993	Former WR, CR^{[note 9]} ^[25]^[26]
4 × 200 m relay	1:18.68	n/a	Mt. SAC Relays	Walnut, California, U.S.	April 17, 1994	Former WR^{[note 12]} ^[30]

Jumps

Event	Mark (m)	Wind (m/s)	Competition	Venue	Date	Notes
Long jump	8.37	+0.4	NCAA Division I Championships	Provo, Utah, U.S.	June 2, 1989
Long jump indoor	8.23	n/a	NCAA Division I Indoor Championships	Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.	March 9, 1990

International championship results

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Wind (m/s)	Notes
Representing the United States
1989	World Cup	Barcelona, Spain	2nd	100 m	10.15	+0.5
1990	Goodwill Games	Seattle, Washington, U.S.	1st	100 m	10.05	+1.1
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	2nd	100 m	9.88	+1.2	PB
			6th (qf 4)	200 m	21.21	−0.7
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	37.50	n/a	WR, CR^{[note 7]} ^[22]
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	5th	100 m	10.10	+0.5
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	1st	4 × 100 m relay	37.40	n/a	WR, OR^{[note 8]} ^[23]^[24]
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	1st	4 × 100 m relay	37.40	n/a	WR, CR^{[note 9]} ^[25]^[26]
1994	Goodwill Games	St. Petersburg, Russia	2nd	100 m	10.11	−1.9

National championship results

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Wind (m/s)	Notes
Representing the Houston Cougars and Santa Monica Track Club
1988	NCAA Division I Championships	Eugene, Oregon, U.S.	7th	Long jump	n/a	+4.1	8.06 m, w
	NCAA Division I Championships	Eugene, Oregon, U.S.	5th	100 m	10.31	+0.4
	U.S. Olympic Trials	Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.	6th (semi 2)	100 m	10.10	+4.9	w
1989	U.S. Indoor Championships	New York, New York, U.S.	1st	55 m	6.15	n/a
	NCAA Division I Indoor Championships	Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.	1st	Long jump	n/a	n/a	8.09 m
	NCAA Division I Indoor Championships	Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.	2nd	55 m	6.11	n/a
	NCAA Division I Championships	Provo, Utah, U.S.	2nd	Long jump	n/a	+0.4	8.37 m, PB
	NCAA Division I Championships	Provo, Utah, U.S.	5th	100 m	10.19	+2.4	w
	U.S. Championships	Houston, Texas, U.S.	1st	100 m	9.94	+0.8	WL, PB
1990	NCAA Division I Indoor Championships	Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.	1st	Long jump	n/a	n/a	8.23 m
	NCAA Division I Championships	Durham, North Carolina, U.S.	1st	100 m	9.94	+2.4	w
	U.S. Championships	Norwalk, California, U.S.	4th	Long jump	n/a	+4.1	8.06 m, w
1991	U.S. Championships	New York, New York, U.S.	1st	100 m	9.90	+1.9	WR ^[1]^[15]^[16]
1991	U.S. Championships	New York, New York, U.S.	2nd	200 m	20.42	−2.0
1992	U.S. Indoor Championships	New York, New York, U.S.	1st	60 m	6.55	n/a
	U.S. Olympic Trials	New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.	3rd	100 m	10.10	−0.7
	U.S. Olympic Trials	New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.	5th	200 m	20.16	+1.0
1993	U.S. Championships	Eugene, Oregon, U.S.	5th	100 m	10.15	+4.8	w
1993	U.S. Championships	Eugene, Oregon, U.S.	4th	200 m	20.35	+2.5	w
1995	U.S. Championships	Sacramento, California, U.S.	5th	100 m	10.31	−1.2
1996	U.S. Indoor Championships	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.	4th	60 m	6.60	n/a	^[33]
1996	U.S. Olympic Trials	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.	6th	100 m	10.07	+1.1	^[33]
1997	U.S. Championships	Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.	6th	100 m	10.09	+0.2

Circuit wins

Overall

IAAF Grand Prix: 1990^[34]

100 meters

IAAF Grand Prix: 1990^[34]
- Athens: 1990^[34]

Track records

As of 22 September 2024, Burrell holds the following track records for 100 metres and 200 metres.

A performance in red text was wind-assisted.

100 metres

Location	Time	Windspeed m/s	Date	Notes
Blaine, MN.	10.02	+ 3.3	23/06/1990
Durham, NC.	9.94	+ 2.2	02/06/1990	Track record shared with Dennis Mitchell (USA) from 13/08/1994.
Houston, TX.	9.94	+ 0.8	16/06/1989
Seattle, WA.	10.05	+ 1.1	23/07/1990

200 metres

Location	Time	Windspeed m/s	Date	Notes
College Station, TX.	19.61	+ 4.0	19/05/1990	Until the 1996 Olympic final held on 01/08/1996, this was the fastest time ever clocked for 200 metres with a curve.

Notes

^ ^a ^b American Andre Cason broke Leroy Burrell's 6.48 s world record in the 60 m a year later with a time of 6.45 s.^[31]
^ American Carl Lewis broke Leroy Burrell's 9.90 s world record in the 100 m two months later at the 1991 World Championships with a time of 9.86 s.^[14]
^ ^a ^b Canadian Donovan Bailey broke Leroy Burrel's 9.85 s world record in the 100 m two years later at the 1996 Summer Olympics with a time of 9.84 s.^[32]
^ ^a ^b Though the race was wind-assisted and therefore ineligible for the official IAAF world record, at the time it was the fastest anyone had ever run the 200 m in any conditions.^[19]
^ Shared with Americans Michael Marsh, Floyd Heard, and Carl Lewis for the Santa Monica Track Club.^[20]
^ Shared with Americans Michael Marsh, Dennis Mitchell, and Carl Lewis for the U.S.^[21]
^ ^a ^b Shared with Americans Andre Cason, Dennis Mitchell, and Carl Lewis for the U.S.^[22]
^ ^a ^b ^c Shared with Americans Michael Marsh, Dennis Mitchell, and Carl Lewis for the U.S.^[23]^[24]
^ ^a ^b ^c Shared with Americans Jon Drummond, Andre Cason, and Dennis Mitchell for the U.S.^[25]^[26]
^ Shared with Americans Danny Everett, Floyd Heard, and Carl Lewis for the Santa Monica Track Club.^[27]
^ Shared with Americans Michael Marsh, Floyd Heard, and Carl Lewis for the Santa Monica Track Club.^[28]^[29]
^ ^a ^b Shared with Americans Michael Marsh, Floyd Heard, and Carl Lewis for the Santa Monica Track Club.^[30]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Burrell Makes His Mark In The 100 -- Sprinter Edges Training Partner Lewis In 9.90 For World Record". seattletimes.com. Seattle Times. June 15, 1991. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
^ "Leroy Burrell". uhcougars.com. Houston Cougars. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "USA Track & Field | Leroy Burrell". usatf.org. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
^ "Leroy Burrell". Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 5 December 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
^ Hersh, Phil (22 August 1991). "Burrell Makes Quest for Best". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
^ "Txtfhalloffame". Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
^ Duarte, Joseph (16 June 2022). "Seeking clean slate after family tragedy, Houston track coach Leroy Burrell leaving for Auburn". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
^ Jeré Longman (May 23, 2013). "In His Parents' Very Fast Footsteps". The New York Times. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
^ "Former NCAA track champion, Carl Lewis' godson Cameron Burrell dies at 26". 11 August 2021.
^ Burrell strikes gold. BBC Sport (2001-03-10). Retrieved on 2011-01-05.
^ "Leroy BURRELL | Profile". iaaf.org. IAAF. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "BURRELL BEATS WORLD MARK IN 60-METER DASH-TWICE". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. February 14, 1991. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Juan José Fernández (February 15, 1991). "El récord anulado a Burrell, una discusión de centésimas". El País. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
^ Kenny Moore (September 2, 1991). "THE GREAT RACE". si.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Wayne Coffey (June 15, 1991). "BURRELL NEW KING OF 100 METERS". orlandosentinel.com. Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Merrell Noden (July 1, 1991). "SUPER POWER". si.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
^ ^a ^b The Associated Press (July 7, 1994). "Burrell Eclipses 100-Meter Mark : Track and Field: Time of 9.85 seconds at Swiss meet surpasses Carl Lewis' record of 9.86". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Frank Litsky (July 7, 1994). "TRACK AND FIELD; Leroy Burrell Breaks Mark For 100 Meters". The New York Times. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Burrell Rides Wind to 19.61 in 200". Los Angeles Times. May 20, 1990. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Santa Monica team ties world 400 relay..." The Baltimore Sun. August 4, 1991. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "U.S. REGAINS 400 RELAY RECORD". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. August 8, 1991. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c Enrico Jacomini (September 2, 1991). "U.S. SETS WORLD RECORD IN THE 4X100-METER RELAY". Deseret News. Retrieved April 28, 2019.^{[dead link]}
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Julie Cart (August 9, 1992). "BARCELONA '92 OLYMPICS / Day 15 : Now, Their Silence is Golden : Track: U.S. sprinters, earlier outspoken and feuding, set world records in men's 400 and 1,600 relays. Women place first in 400 and second in 1,600". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Bill Glauber (August 9, 1992). "Anchoring his place in history Lewis leads 400 team to gold, world record". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Frank Litsky (August 22, 1993). "TRACK & FIELD; U.S. Men Equal World Record in 400-Meter Relay". The New York Times. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Bert Rosenthal (August 22, 1993). "U.S. RELAY TEAM SHOWS IT DOESN'T NEED CARL LEWIS". Deseret News. Archived from the original on September 29, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Lewis Anchors 800-Meter Relay Record". Los Angeles Times. August 23, 1989. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Paul McMullen (April 26, 1992). "Lewis' anchor leg clinches world record in 4x200 at Penn Relays Mark set despite faulty transfer". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Frank Litsky (April 26, 1992). "TRACK AND FIELD; A World Mark in 800-Meter Relay". The New York Times. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c Randy Harvey (April 18, 1994). "Lewis and Friends Smash 800-Meter Relay World Record". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
^ "U.S. SPRINTER BREAKS WORLD MARK". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. January 30, 1992. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
^ Tim Huebsch (July 29, 2016). "Remembering Canada's greatest Olympic moments: Donovan Bailey wins 100m gold". runningmagazine.ca. Canadian Running Magazine. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "1996 Olympic Team Trials - Men's Results". usatf.org. USATF. June 23, 1996. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Burrell Beats Lewis Again in 100-Meter Dash". Los Angeles Times. September 8, 1990. Retrieved April 27, 2019.

External links

Leroy Burrell at World Athletics
Leroy Burrell hall of fame bio at USATF
Leroy Burrell bio at the Houston Cougars

Videos

Carl Lewis & friends: The fantastic four in Barcelona 1992 by the Olympic Channel via YouTube

[60mWR-12] American Andre Cason broke Leroy Burrell's 6.48 s world record in the 60 m a year later with a time of 6.45 s.^[31]

[100mWR-16] American Carl Lewis broke Leroy Burrell's 9.90 s world record in the 100 m two months later at the 1991 World Championships with a time of 9.86 s.^[14]

[100mWR2-19] Canadian Donovan Bailey broke Leroy Burrel's 9.85 s world record in the 100 m two years later at the 1996 Summer Olympics with a time of 9.84 s.^[32]

[200mw-22] Though the race was wind-assisted and therefore ineligible for the official IAAF world record, at the time it was the fastest anyone had ever run the 200 m in any conditions.^[19]

[4x100mWR-25] Shared with Americans Michael Marsh, Floyd Heard, and Carl Lewis for the Santa Monica Track Club.^[20]

[4x100mWR2-27] Shared with Americans Michael Marsh, Dennis Mitchell, and Carl Lewis for the U.S.^[21]

[4x100mWR3-29] Shared with Americans Andre Cason, Dennis Mitchell, and Carl Lewis for the U.S.^[22]

[4x100mWR4-30] Shared with Americans Michael Marsh, Dennis Mitchell, and Carl Lewis for the U.S.^[23]^[24]

[4x100mWR5-33] Shared with Americans Jon Drummond, Andre Cason, and Dennis Mitchell for the U.S.^[25]^[26]

[4x200mWR-37] Shared with Americans Danny Everett, Floyd Heard, and Carl Lewis for the Santa Monica Track Club.^[27]

[4x200mWR2-40] Shared with Americans Michael Marsh, Floyd Heard, and Carl Lewis for the Santa Monica Track Club.^[28]^[29]

[4x200mWR3-41] Shared with Americans Michael Marsh, Floyd Heard, and Carl Lewis for the Santa Monica Track Club.^[30]

[1991100mWR-1] "Burrell Makes His Mark In The 100 -- Sprinter Edges Training Partner Lewis In 9.90 For World Record". seattletimes.com. Seattle Times. June 15, 1991. Retrieved April 26, 2019.

[2] "Leroy Burrell". uhcougars.com. Houston Cougars. Retrieved April 26, 2019.

[usatf.org-3] "USA Track & Field | Leroy Burrell". usatf.org. Retrieved 2023-08-04.

[4] "Leroy Burrell". Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 5 December 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

[5] Hersh, Phil (22 August 1991). "Burrell Makes Quest for Best". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

[6] "Txtfhalloffame". Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2017-01-15.

[7] Duarte, Joseph (16 June 2022). "Seeking clean slate after family tragedy, Houston track coach Leroy Burrell leaving for Auburn". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

[8] Jeré Longman (May 23, 2013). "In His Parents' Very Fast Footsteps". The New York Times. Retrieved April 28, 2019.

[9] "Former NCAA track champion, Carl Lewis' godson Cameron Burrell dies at 26". 11 August 2021.

[BBC-10] Burrell strikes gold. BBC Sport (2001-03-10). Retrieved on 2011-01-05.

[11] "Leroy BURRELL | Profile". iaaf.org. IAAF. Retrieved April 26, 2019.

[60mWR-13] "BURRELL BEATS WORLD MARK IN 60-METER DASH-TWICE". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. February 14, 1991. Retrieved April 26, 2019.

[60mWR1.2-14] Juan José Fernández (February 15, 1991). "El récord anulado a Burrell, una discusión de centésimas". El País. Retrieved April 26, 2019.

[15] Kenny Moore (September 2, 1991). "THE GREAT RACE". si.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 28, 2019.

[1991100mWR2-17] Wayne Coffey (June 15, 1991). "BURRELL NEW KING OF 100 METERS". orlandosentinel.com. Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved April 26, 2019.

[1991100mWR3-18] Merrell Noden (July 1, 1991). "SUPER POWER". si.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 27, 2019.

[1994100mWR-20] The Associated Press (July 7, 1994). "Burrell Eclipses 100-Meter Mark : Track and Field: Time of 9.85 seconds at Swiss meet surpasses Carl Lewis' record of 9.86". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 26, 2019.

[1994100mWR2-21] Frank Litsky (July 7, 1994). "TRACK AND FIELD; Leroy Burrell Breaks Mark For 100 Meters". The New York Times. Retrieved April 26, 2019.

[200mw-23] "Burrell Rides Wind to 19.61 in 200". Los Angeles Times. May 20, 1990. Retrieved April 26, 2019.

[4x100mWR-24] "Santa Monica team ties world 400 relay..." The Baltimore Sun. August 4, 1991. Retrieved April 28, 2019.

[4x100mWR2-26] "U.S. REGAINS 400 RELAY RECORD". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. August 8, 1991. Retrieved April 28, 2019.

[4x100mWR3-28] Enrico Jacomini (September 2, 1991). "U.S. SETS WORLD RECORD IN THE 4X100-METER RELAY". Deseret News. Retrieved April 28, 2019.^{[dead link]}

[4x100mWR4-31] Julie Cart (August 9, 1992). "BARCELONA '92 OLYMPICS / Day 15 : Now, Their Silence is Golden : Track: U.S. sprinters, earlier outspoken and feuding, set world records in men's 400 and 1,600 relays. Women place first in 400 and second in 1,600". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 28, 2019.

[4x100mWR4.2-32] Bill Glauber (August 9, 1992). "Anchoring his place in history Lewis leads 400 team to gold, world record". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved April 28, 2019.

[4x100mWR5-34] Frank Litsky (August 22, 1993). "TRACK & FIELD; U.S. Men Equal World Record in 400-Meter Relay". The New York Times. Retrieved April 28, 2019.

[4x100mWR5.2-35] Bert Rosenthal (August 22, 1993). "U.S. RELAY TEAM SHOWS IT DOESN'T NEED CARL LEWIS". Deseret News. Archived from the original on September 29, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2019.

[4x200mWR-36] "Lewis Anchors 800-Meter Relay Record". Los Angeles Times. August 23, 1989. Retrieved April 28, 2019.

[4x200mWR2-38] Paul McMullen (April 26, 1992). "Lewis' anchor leg clinches world record in 4x200 at Penn Relays Mark set despite faulty transfer". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved April 28, 2019.

[4x200mWR2.2-39] Frank Litsky (April 26, 1992). "TRACK AND FIELD; A World Mark in 800-Meter Relay". The New York Times. Retrieved April 28, 2019.

[4x200mWR3-42] Randy Harvey (April 18, 1994). "Lewis and Friends Smash 800-Meter Relay World Record". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 28, 2019.

[43] "U.S. SPRINTER BREAKS WORLD MARK". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. January 30, 1992. Retrieved April 26, 2019.

[44] Tim Huebsch (July 29, 2016). "Remembering Canada's greatest Olympic moments: Donovan Bailey wins 100m gold". runningmagazine.ca. Canadian Running Magazine. Retrieved April 26, 2019.

[1996OT-45] "1996 Olympic Team Trials - Men's Results". usatf.org. USATF. June 23, 1996. Retrieved April 26, 2019.

[1990GPFinal-46] "Burrell Beats Lewis Again in 100-Meter Dash". Los Angeles Times. September 8, 1990. Retrieved April 27, 2019.

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1876–1878 New York Athletic Club	1876: Charles McIvor 10.5 1877: William Wilmer 10.5 1878: Fred Saportas 10.0w
1879–1888 NAAAA	1879: Beverly Value 10 3⁄8 1880-81: Lon Myers 10.4 10 1⁄4 1882-83: Arthur Waldron NT 10 1⁄4 1884-86^ro: Malcolm Ford 10.8* 10.6 10.4 1887: Charles Sherrill 10.4 1888^{Note 1}: Fred Westing 10.4
1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1888^{Note 1}: Fred Westing 10.0 1889-90: John Owen 10.4 9.8 1891: Luther Cary 10.2 1892: Harry Jewett 10.0 1893: Charles Stage 10.2 1894: Tom Lee 10.2 1895-97: Bernie Wefers 10.0w 10.2 9.8 1898: Frank Jarvis 10.0 1899: Arthur Duffey 10.0 1900: Maxie Long 10.0 1901: Frank Sears 9.8 1902: Pat Walsh 10.0 1903: Archie Hahn 10.2 1904: Lawson Robertson 10.5 1905: Charles Parsons 9.8 1906: Charles Seitz 10.2 1907: Harold Huff 10.2 1908: William Hamilton 10.2 1909: William Martin 10.2 1910: James Rosenberger 10.2 1911: Gwin Henry 10.0 1912-13: Howard Drew 10.0 10.4 1914-15: Jo Loomis 10.2 9.8w 1916-17: Andy Ward 10.0 10.2 1918: Arthur Henke 10.0 1919: William Hayes 10.2 1920^OT: Loren Murchison 10.0 1921: Charley Paddock 9.6 1922: Robert McAllister 10.0 1923: Loren Murchison 10.1 1924: Charley Paddock 9.6 1925: Frank Hussey 9.8 1926: Charley Borah 9.8 1927: Chester Bowman 9.6 1928^OT: Frank Wykoff 10.6 1929-30: Eddie Tolan 10.0 9.7 1931: Frank Wykoff 9.5 1932^OT: Ralph Metcalfe 9.5 1933-34: Ralph Metcalfe 10.5 10.4 1935: Eulace Peacock 10.2w 1936: Jesse Owens 10.4 1937: Perrin Walker 10.7 1938: Ben Johnson 10.7 1939: Clyde Jeffrey 10.2w 1940: Harold Davis 10.3 1941: Barney Ewell 10.3 1942-43: Harold Davis 10.5 10.3 1944: Buddy Young 10.5 1945: Barney Ewell 10.3 1946-47: Bill Mathis 10.7 10.5 1948: Barney Ewell 10.6 1949: Andy Stanfield 10.3 1950: Art Bragg 10.4 1951: Jim Golliday 10.3 1952: Dean Smith 10.5 1953-54: Art Bragg 9.5 9.5 1955-56: Bobby Morrow 9.5 10.3 1957: Leamon King 9.7 1958: Bobby Morrow 9.4 1959-60: Ray Norton 10.5 10.5 1961: Frank Budd 9.2 1962-64: Bob Hayes 9.3 9.1w 10.3 1965: George Anderson 9.3 1966: Charles Greene 9.4 1967: Jim Hines 9.3 1968: Charles Greene 10.0w 1969-70: Ivory Crockett 9.3 9.3 1971: Del Meriwether 9.0w 1972: Robert Taylor 10.2 1973-74: Steve Williams 9.4 9.9 1975^G1: Steve Williams 10.21 1976^G2: Robert Woods 10.44 1977^G1: Steve Williams 10.24 1978: Clancy Edwards 10.14w 1979: James Sanford 10.07
1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: Stanley Floyd 10.19 1981-83: Carl Lewis 10.13 10.11 10.27 1984: Sam Graddy 10.28 1985: Kirk Baptiste 10.11 1986: Carl Lewis 9.91w 1987: Mark Witherspoon 10.04 1988: Emmit King 10.04 1989: Leroy Burrell 9.94 1990: Carl Lewis 10.05 1991: Leroy Burrell 9.90 1992^OT: Dennis Mitchell 10.09
1993–present USA Track & Field	1993: Andre Cason 9.85w 1994: Dennis Mitchell 10.13 1995: Michael Marsh 10.23 1996^OT: Dennis Mitchell 9.92 1997: Maurice Greene 9.90 1998: Tim Harden 9.88w 1999: Dennis Mitchell 9.97w 2000^OT: Maurice Greene 10.01 2001: Bernard Williams 9.95w 2002: Maurice Greene 9.88w 2003: Bernard Williams 10.11 2004^OT: Maurice Greene 9.91 2005: Justin Gatlin 10.08 2006-08^OT: Tyson Gay 9.93 9.84 9.68w 2009: Mike Rodgers 9.91w 2010-11: Walter Dix 10.04 9.94 2012^OT-13: Justin Gatlin 9.80 9.75 2014: Mike Rodgers 10.09 2015: Tyson Gay 9.87 2016^OT: Justin Gatlin 9.80 2017: Justin Gatlin 9.95 2018: Noah Lyles 9.88 2019: Christian Coleman 9.99 2021^{2020 OT}: Trayvon Bromell 9.80 2022: Fred Kerley 9.77 2023: Cravont Charleston 9.95 2024: Noah Lyles 9.83
Notes	Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event. 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Distance: Until 1927 the event was over 100 yards, and again from 1929-31 ro: In 1886 the event was won after a run-off *: Penalized one yard for false start G1: Race was won by Don Quarrie (Jamaica) competing as a guest G2: Race was won by Chris Garpenborg (Sweden) competing as a guest

v t e USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners in men's 60-meter dash (60 yards, 55 m)
1906–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1906: Charles Seitz 1907: James O'Connell 1908: Robert Cloughen 1909: R. W. Gill 1910: Robert Cloughen 1911: Alvah Meyer 1916: Jo Loomis 1917: Jo Loomis 1918: William Ganzenmueller 1919: Loren Murchison 1920: Loren Murchison 1921: Ward Conway 1922: Loren Murchison 1923: Loren Murchison 1924: Loren Murchison 1925: Cecil Coaffee 1926: Chester Bowman 1927: Karl Wildermuth 1928: Karl Wildermuth 1929: James Daley 1930: Chester Bowman 1931: Ira Singer 1932: Emmett Toppino 1933: Ralph Metcalfe 1934: Ralph Metcalfe 1935: Ben Johnson 1936: Ralph Metcalfe 1937: Ben Johnson 1938: Ben Johnson 1939: Herbert Thompson 1940: Mozelle Ellerbe 1941: Herbert Thompson 1942: Barney Ewell 1943: Herbert Thompson 1944: Ed Conwell 1945: Barney Ewell 1946: Tom Carey 1947: Ed Conwell 1948: Ed Conwell 1949: Bill Dwyer 1950: Andy Stanfield 1951: Ed Conwell 1952: John O'Connell 1953: John Haines 1954: John Haines 1955: John Haines 1956: John Haines 1957: Ira Murchison 1958: Ed Collymore 1959: Paul Winder 1960: Paul Winder 1961: Frank Budd 1962: Frank Budd 1963: Sam Perry 1964: Bob Hayes 1965: Sam Perry 1966: Bill Gaines 1967: Bill Gaines 1968: Bill Gaines 1969: Charles Greene 1970: Charles Greene 1971: Jean-Louis Ravelomanantsoa (MAD), Charles Greene (2nd) 1972: Delano Meriwether 1973: Hasely Crawford (TRI), Herb Washington (2nd) 1974: Herb Washington 1975: Hasely Crawford (TRI), Steve Williams (2nd) 1976: Steve Williams 1977: Steve Riddick 1978: Houston McTear 1979: Steve Riddick
1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: Curtis Dickey 1981: Stanley Floyd 1982: Ron Brown 1983: Carl Lewis 1984: Emmit King 1985: Al Lawrence (JAM), Emmit King (2nd) 1986: Lee McRae 1987: Lee McRae 1988: Emmit King 1989: Leroy Burrell 1990: Brian Cooper, Tony Dees 1991: Andrés Simón (CUB), Andre Carson (2nd) 1992: Leroy Burrell
1993–present USA Track & Field	1993: Jon Drummond 1994: Dennis Mitchell 1995: Tim Harden 1996: Donovan Powell (JAM), Keith Williams (2nd) 1997: Randall Evans 1998: Kenny Brokenburr 1999: Tim Harden 2000: Jon Drummond 2001: Maurice Greene 2002: Terrence Trammell 2003: Justin Gatlin 2004: Shawn Crawford 2005: Mardy Scales 2006: Leonard Scott 2007: Dabryan Blanton 2008: Mike Rodgers 2009: Mark Jelks 2010: Mike Rodgers 2011: Mike Rodgers 2012: Trell Kimmons 2013: D'Angelo Cherry 2014: Marvin Bracy 2015: Marvin Bracy 2016: Marvin Bracy 2017: Ronnie Baker 2018: Christian Coleman 2019: Demek Kemp 2020: Christian Coleman 2022: Christian Coleman 2023: J.T. Smith 2024: Noah Lyles
Held over 60 yards from 1906 to 1986, with the exception of 1933–39 (60 meters). Held over 55 meters from 1987–90. 75-yard winners (1906-15) are listed separately.

v t e 1992 USA Olympic track and field team
Qualification	1992 United States Olympic trials (track and field)
Men's track and road athletes	Michael Bates Arthur Blake Leroy Burrell Mark Croghan Tony Dees Brian Diemer Danny Everett Mark Everett Marco Evoniuk Ed Eyestone Johnny Gray Darnell Hall (r) Terrance Herrington Steve Holman Allen James Chip Jenkins James Jett (r) Michael Johnson Bob Kempainen Bob Kennedy Carl Lewis (r) Steve Lewis Daniel Lopez Michael Marsh Dennis Mitchell McClinton Neal Herm Nelson José Parrilla David Patrick Jack Pierce Steve Plasencia Aaron Ramirez Reuben Reina Carl Schueler Steve Spence Jim Spivey John Trautmann Andrew Valmon (r) Quincy Watts Todd Williams Mark Witherspoon Kevin Young
Men's field athletes	Charles Austin Ron Backes Mike Barnett Brian Blutreich Tim Bright Mike Buncic Mike Conley Hollis Conway Brian Crouser Lance Deal Jim Doehring Ken Flax Joe Greene Dave Johnson Carl Lewis Jud Logan Aric Long Rob Muzzio Darrin Plab Mike Powell Tom Pukstys Charles Simpkins Mike Stulce Kory Tarpenning John Tillman Dave Volz Anthony Washington
Women's track and road athletes	Evelyn Ashford Tonja Buford Joetta Clark Gwynneth Coogan Gail Devers Sandra Farmer-Patrick Michelle Finn Carlette Guidry Suzy Hamilton Victoria Herazo Denean Hill (r) Regina Jacobs Julie Jenkins Lynn Jennings Esther Jones (r) Natasha Kaiser Janis Klecker Francie Larrieu-Smith Debbi Lawrence LaVonna Martin Jearl Miles Cathy O'Brien Annette Peters PattiSue Plumer Meredith Rainey Michelle Rohl Shelly Steely Rochelle Stevens Judi St. Hilaire Lynda Tolbert Gwen Torrence Janeene Vickers Dannette Young (r)
Women's field athletes	Paula Berry Kym Carter Sharon Couch Bonnie Dasse Pam Dukes Sheila Echols Carla Garrett Cindy Greiner Tanya Hughes Jackie Joyner-Kersee Donna Mayhew Penny Neer Ramona Pagel Connie Price-Smith Sue Rembao Amber Welty
Coaches	Mel Rosen (men's head coach) Harry Groves (men's assistant coach) Erv Hunt (men's assistant coach) Ed Jacoby (men's assistant coach) Bill Moultrie (men's assistant coach) Fred Samara (men's assistant coach) Barbara Jacket (women's head coach) Dorothy Doolittle (women's assistant coach) Lance Harter (women's assistant coach) Bert Lyle (women's assistant coach)