Maurice Greene (athlete)

Maurice Greene

Greene after winning the 100 m event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney
Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1974-07-23) July 23, 1974 (age 42) Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Residence	Granada Hills, California, U.S.
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Sport	Sprinting
Event(s)	100 meters, 200 meters
College team	Kansas
Medal record Men's athletics Representing the  United States Olympic Games 2000 Sydney 100 m 2000 Sydney 4×100 m relay 2004 Athens 4×100 m relay 2004 Athens 100 m World Championships 1997 Athens 100 m 1999 Seville 100 m 1999 Seville 200 m 1999 Seville 4×100 m relay 2001 Edmonton 100 m World Indoor Championships 1999 Maebashi 60 m Goodwill Games 1998 New York City 100 m 1998 New York City 4×100 m relay

Maurice Greene (born July 23, 1974) is an American former track and field sprinter who specialized in the 100 meters and 200 meters. He is a former 100 m world record holder with a time of 9.79 seconds. During the height of his career (1997–2004) he won four Olympic medals and was a five-time World Champion. This included three golds at the 1999 World Championships, a feat which had previously only been done by Carl Lewis and Michael Johnson and has since been equaled by three others.

His career was affected by a number of injuries from 2001 onwards, although he won the 100 meters bronze and silver in the sprint relay at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Greene was also successful indoors: he was the 1999 Indoor World Champion and remains the world record holder in the 60-meter dash and the joint-fastest man over 50 meters. He raced sparingly after an injury in 2005 and officially retired in 2008. Over his career, he made the second most sub-10-second runs (51) in the 100m (since surpassed by Asafa Powell).

Following his track career he has become an ambassador for the IAAF and a TV personality, appearing on Identity, Blind Date, and Dancing with the Stars. Most recently he volunteered as a track coach at University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) for the 2012–2013 season.