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Mark Lewis-Francis

Mark Lewis-Francis
Mark Lewis-Francis Osaka07.jpg
Lewis-Francis in Osaka, 2007.
Personal information
Nationality  England
 Great Britain
Born (1983-09-04) 4 September 1983 (age 33)
Darlaston, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
Sport Running
Event(s) Sprints
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)

100 m: 10.04 s (Paris 2002)

200 m: 20.94 s (Tallahassee 2002)

100 m: 10.04 s (Paris 2002)

Mark Anthony Lewis-Francis (born 4 September 1982) is a British track and field athlete, specifically a sprinter, who specialises in the 100 metres. A renowned junior, his greatest sporting achievement at senior level has been to anchor the Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4 x 100 metres relay team to a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Individually, Lewis-Francis has won the silver medal in the 100 m at the 2010 European Athletics Championships, and numerous indoor medals.

Lewis-Francis is a member of the Birchfield Harriers athletics club and is also known as the "Darlaston Dart".

Lewis-Francis burst onto the scene at an early age but did not attend the 2000 Summer Olympics, instead competing at the World Junior Championships, in which he won gold. Lewis-Francis became Britain's top 100 m sprinter after Dwain Chambers was banned for drug use in 2003. He failed to make the final of the 100 m at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but days later ran the final leg of the 4 x 100 m relay, holding off former Olympic champion Maurice Greene, allowing the Great Britain team to narrowly win in a time of 38.07 seconds. The gold medal team consisted of Lewis-Francis, Marlon Devonish, Darren Campbell and Jason Gardener.


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