Atlee Mahorn

Atlee Anthony Mahorn (born 27 October 1965) is a three-time Canadian Olympic sprinter.

Atlee Mahorn
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1965-10-27) 27 October 1965
Clarendon, Jamaica
Sport
SportRunning
Event(s)100m, 200m, 400m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100m: 10.18 (Tokyo 1991)
200m: 20.17s (Tokyo1991)
400m: 45.62 (Tempe 1986)

His personal best time of 20.17 for the 200 metres, was a Canadian record until Aaron Brown broke the record on 30 May 2014.[1]

Born in Clarendon, Jamaica, Mahorn is a graduate of University of California, Berkeley and holds the school records in the 100 metres and 200 metres plus the number two times at 400 metres and as a member of a 4x100 metres relay.[2] He received an MBA in International Business. Mahorn is fluent in the French language and can also communicate in both Spanish and Italian.[3]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Canada
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 5th (q-finals) 200 m 21.13
DQ 4 × 100 m relay
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 5th (semis) 200 m 20.77
1985 Universiade Kobe, Japan 2nd 200 m 20.65
1986 Commonwealth Games Edinburgh, Scotland 1st 200 m 20.31
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy 8th 200 m 20.78
4th 4 × 100 m relay 38.47
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 5th 200 m 20.39
7th 4 × 100 m relay 38.93
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 6th (semis) 100 m 10.18
3rd 200 m 20.49
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 4th (q-finals) 200 m 20.78
DNF 4 × 100 m relay
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 5th (semis) 100 m 10.21
7th (semis) 200 m 20.80
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 37.83

References

  1. "Aaron Brown shatters Atlee Mahorn's Canadian 200m record". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Atlee Mahorn". www.cbcworldwide.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2012.


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