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Leroy Burrell
Leroy Russel Burrell (born February 21, 1967) is an American former track and field athlete, who twice set the world record for the 100 m sprint.
Professional career
Burrell was plagued by injuries and bad luck throughout his career, particularly around major championships. He won gold in the 100 m ahead of Carl Lewis at the 1990 Goodwill Games in Seattle. He won the silver in the 100 m behind Lewis at the 1991 World Championships. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Burrell false-started in the 100 m final. When the race finally restarted, his reaction off the line was slow, and he finished fifth. He did manage to win a relay gold as part of the U.S. 4 × 100 m team.[citation needed]

On May 19, 1990, Burrell ran a wind-assisted 200 m at College Station, Texas, in a time of 19.61 seconds. The wind speed was +4.0 m per second. This was the fastest time for the 200 m for over six years until the 1996 Olympic final in Atlanta, where Michael Johnson ran 19.32 seconds.

He first set the world record in June 1991 with a time of 9.90 seconds. This was broken that September by Carl Lewis who ran 9.86 sec at the 1991 World Track and Field Championships where Burrell finished second in a new personal best time of 9.88 sec. In July 1994, Burrell set the world record for the second time when he ran 9.85 sec (a record that stood until the 1996 Olympics when Donovan Bailey ran 9.84 sec).[citation needed]

Since his retirement in 1998, Burrell has replaced his old college mentor, Tom Tellez, as coach of the University of Houston's track team. Burrell has led UH to 14 men's Conference USA titles (nine indoor, five outdoor) and nine women's titles (four indoor, five outdoor). He was inducted into the Texas Track and Field Coaches Hall of Fame in 2014.[
Personal life
Burrell married Michelle Finn, also a sprinter, in 1994, and they have three sons: Cameron, a sprinter for the Houston Cougars,[4] Joshua, and Jaden. On June 7, 2017, Cameron joined his father in the sub-10 second club. Burrell's younger sister Dawn also competed in track and field at the highest level and she was a world indoor champion in the long jump.
World records
Includes former all-conditions world best in the 200 meters. All world records are former as of May 24, 2014.

Event Time (s) Competition Venue Date Notes
60 m 6.48 Madrid indoor meet Madrid, Spain February 13, 1991
100 m 9.90 U.S. Championships New York, New York, U.S. June 14, 1991 +1.8 m/s wind
9.85 Athletissima Lausanne Lausanne, Switzerland July 6, 1994 +1.2 m/s wind [note 3] [11][12]
200 m 19.61 SWC Championships College Station, Texas, U.S. May 19, 1990 +4.1 m/s wind, w
4 × 100 m relay 37.79 Herculis Monaco Monaco August 3, 1991
37.67 Weltklasse Zürich Zürich, Switzerland August 7, 1991
37.50 World Championships Tokyo, Japan September 1, 1991 Former CR
37.40 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain August 8, 1992 Former OR
37.40 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany August 21, 1993 Former CR
4 × 200 m relay 1:19.38 Koblenz meet Koblenz, Germany August 23, 1989
1:19.11 Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. April 23, 1992
1:18.68 Mt. SAC Relays Walnut, California, U.S. April 17, 1994
Personal bests
Sprints
Event Time (s) Wind (m/s) Competition Venue Date Notes
55 m 6.09 n/a Houston indoor meet Houston, Texas, U.S. January 28, 1991
60 m 6.48 n/a Madrid indoor meet Madrid, Spain February 13, 1991 Former WR
100 m 9.85 +1.2 Athletissima Lausanne Lausanne, Switzerland July 6, 1994 Former WR
200 m 20.12 −0.8 U.S. Olympic Trials New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. June 27, 1992
19.61 +4.1 SWC Championships College Station, Texas, U.S. May 19, 1990
4 × 100 m relay 37.40 n/a Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain August 8, 1992 Former WR, OR
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany August 21, 1993 Former WR, CR
4 × 200 m relay 1:18.68 n/a Mt. SAC Relays Walnut, California, U.S. April 17, 1994 Former WR
Jumps
Event Mark (m) Wind (m/s) Competition Venue Date Notes
Long jump 8.37 +0.4 NCAA Division I Ch

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