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Christian Coleman breaking the previous 60M world record three times in a few weeks

Posted on 3/4/18 at 6:28 pm
Posted by Keys Open Doors
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Posted on 3/4/18 at 6:28 pm
I know track doesn't have a huge stateside presence outside of the buildup to the Olympics, but this is a big deal. Christian Coleman had a great 2017. He beat Bolt in the 100 to get a silver at the worlds, he won the NCAA double both indoors and outdoors (60/200, 100/200) and went pro. This was at least the best season since Xavier Carter's sophomore year before he signed that 12 million dollar Nike deal and then squandered his talent and got into dozens of bar fights and apartment complex brawls.

So far Coleman's 2018 has been ever better. He broke a 20 year old world record in the 60 meters in late January. Maurice Green's 20 year old record was 6.39. Coleman put up a 6.37 He then broke his own world record at US nationals three weeks later and ran a 6.34. Then, last night at the World Indoors, he ran another 6.37.

He is just 21 years old.
Posted by tigercross
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Posted on 3/4/18 at 6:43 pm to
To be fair, his first time under 6.39 doesn’t count as a WR because USADA wasn’t on site and they didn’t have electronic starting blocks.

By breaking the WR At the US championship he cost himself $100k+. IAAF had either a $100 or $150k bonus for WR at the world championship. He ran under the old record, but not his time from ABQ. There is speculation that he may not submit his faster time for ratification so that he can collect the bonus for breaking the WR at Worlds.
Posted by David Ricky
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Posted on 3/4/18 at 6:44 pm to
Posted by 33inNC
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Member since Mar 2011
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Posted on 3/4/18 at 7:29 pm to
How can anyone not pull for this guy?
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