I was working in corporate Canada and I was doing all right. But I was burnt out... Long hours, a lot of clients. I just wanted to get away. Track and field was sort of like the elimination thing. I just wanted to go and do something. Exercise my brain and my body and kind of gravitate to that.

Personal Best


See also
World record progression 100 metres men. His Olympic record was broken by Usain Bolt at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. World's Fastest Man

In May 1997 he raced against Michael Johnson in a 150 m race at Toronto's SkyDome in a bid to truly determine who the world's fastest man was.

07 mph (12. Donovan Bailey (born December 16 1967) is a retired Canadian sprinter who once held the world record for the 100 metres race following his gold medal performance in the 1996 Olympic Games.