Mark Lewis-Francis
Lewis-Francis in Osaka, 2007.
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| Personal information | |
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| Nationality |
 England Great Britain
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| Born |
4 September 1983 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) |
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Medal record
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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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