By Lucy

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Donovan Bailey

• By Lucy

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Why is he famous?

• Donovan Bailey is a professional sprinter
• He is known as the fastest man alive, even after
  his retirement
• He set a world record and recorded the fastest
  speed for a human being

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Early Life

• Born to Daisy and George Bailey on December 16,
  1967
• Grew up in Manchester, Jamaica
• Arrived in Canada at age 13 to live in Oakville,
  Ontario

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Early Life Continuation

• He first attended the Queen Elizabeth High School
• Then went on to attend Sheridan College

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Later Life

• Received diploma from business administration
  after graduating from Sheridan College
• Worked in the Brokerage Industry and eventually
  had his own company

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Later Life Continuation

• In 1994, while watching Canadian Track
  Championships he thought that he could run faster
  than the racers
• Within just 8 weeks of intensive training, he was
  running amongst the top sprinters

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Main Accomplishments

• Set an Olympic and Canadian record for running
  100m in 9.84 seconds
• Set a world record for running 50m in 5.56
  seconds
• Set the record for the fastest time for a human
  27.1 mph

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Other Accomplishments

• Donovan Bailey has recently created his own
  foundation The Donovan Bailey Foundation
• It is for some of Canadas most talented young
  amateur athletes

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Why important as a Canadian

• Donovan Bailey is a professional sprinter who
  represents Canada
• He has set many records and accomplished many
  goals

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Other Interesting Facts

• In highschool, Donovans game was basketball, not
  track
• At 16, he could run 100m in 10.63 seconds
• Since retirement, has been a spokesperson for the
  Canadian Cancer Society

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Bibliography

• WWWebsites
• No author, Official Website, January
  1 www.donovanbailey.com
• Frank Williamson, WWWSite, January 6
• www.netspace1.com
• No author,Track and Field Donovan Bailey,
  January 13
• www.canoe.ca

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Conclusion

• The reason I chose Donovan Bailey is because I
  thought he was a very interesting person to
  create a project for.
• It surprised me on how much he has
  accomplished, I knew he was a professional runner
  and a good one at that, but I never realized he
  had set so many records.
• I hope you enjoyed reading and listening in on my
  project as much as I have enjoyed creating it.
  Thank you.