Calvin Smith

Calvin Smith ( born January 8, 1961 in Bolton, Michigan ) is a former American sprinter and Olympic gold medalist.

His athletic career was overshadowed by his compatriot Carl Lewis. Nevertheless, he broke the world record in the 100 meters on July 3, 1983 in Colorado Springs and set the fastest time to 9.93 s Also, he was in 1983 the only athlete who ran both the 100 m under 10 seconds and the 200 m under 20 seconds.

At the World Athletics Championships 1983 in Helsinki, he won the silver medal in the 100 - meter race and the gold medal in the 200 -meter run, as well as the team gold medal in the 4 x 100 - meter relay, where the team a new world record of 37.86 s aufstellte. At the 1987 World Championships in Rome, he won the 200m gold medal, and the Athletics World Cup in 1992 in Havana, he won bronze in the 100 meters and the gold medal in the 4 x 100 - meter relay.

At the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, he won the team gold medal in the 4 x 100 m together with his teammates Sam Graddy, Ron Brown and Carl Lewis, before the teams from Jamaica ( silver ) and Canada (bronze). At the Olympic Games in Seoul in 1988 he won the bronze medal over 100 meters behind Carl Lewis ( gold) and the Briton Linford Christie (Silver) by the subsequent disqualification of Ben Johnson.

His son, Calvin Smith Jr. is also successful as a sprinter.