Linford Christie

Linford Christie OBE is a retired British sprinter regarded as Europe's greatest 100m runner. He won the Olympic gold medal in the 100 metres at the 1992 Barcelona Games. In a 17-year international career competing over 60 times for Great Britain, he accumulated 23 major championship medals—more than any other British sprinter. He is the sole British athlete to have won gold medals in the 100 metres across all four major competitions. His fastest time of 9.87 seconds, achieved while winning the 1993 World Championship in Stuttgart, stands as the European record.