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track and field athlete

Tyson Gay, American track and field athlete. Achievements include setting the American record for the 100m (9.71), 2009.

Background

Gay, Tyson was born on August 9, 1982 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States.

Education

Student in marketing, University Arkansas, Fayetteville.

Career

Professional sprinter, since 2005. Member Olympic team United States of America Track and Field, Beijing, 2008.

Achievements

  • Tyson Gay has been listed as a noteworthy track and field athlete by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

1 child Trinity.

child:
Trinity Gay

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Awards

  • Named Mideast Regional Athlete of Year, 2004, Male Athlete of Year, IAAF, 2007, Sportsman of Year, United States Olympic Committee, 2007, Man of Year, Track & Field News, 2007. Recipient Jesse Owens award, 2007, First Place, 200m, IAAF World Athletics Final, 2005, 2006, First Place, 100m, Atletica Leggera, Lignano, Italy, 2005, Vardinoyannia International Rethymno, Crete, 2006, First Place, 200m, Norwich Union London Grand Prix, 2006, Memorial Van Damme, Brussels, 2006, First Place, 100m, Norwich Union Super Grand Prix London, British Grand Prix, Sheffield, 2007, First Place, 200m, Athletissima Lausanne, Switzerland, 2007, First Place, 100, 200m, American Telephone & Telegraph Company United States of America Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Indianapolis, 2007, First Place, 100, 200m, 400m relay, World Championships, 2007, Second Place, 100m, 2009, First Place, 200m, Jamaica International Invitational, Kingston, 2008.