Don Quarrie

Event: Sprints

Inducted to Hall of Fame: 1991

Don proved that sprinters could be durable, with a career than spanned five Olympic Games. The peak of his career came at the 1976 Games, where he won a gold medal in the 200m, and just missed (by .01 second) a second gold medal in the 100m. At the 1980 Games, he won a bronze medal in the 200m.

Don was active in the period during which sprint records transitioned from hand times to fully electronic timing. He was credited with tying the hand-timed world record (9.9) in the 100m, and breaking the hand-timed world record (19.8) in the 200m.

Although he won only one Mt. SAC individual event title, Don was a regular participant in relay races, both as a USC college student and club athlete.

Don also won an Olympic silver medal as a member of Jamaica's 4x100m relay team.

Born: 1951

College: USC

• 100y
  • 1974: 1st, 9.3
• 220y
  • 1973: 2nd, 21.1
• 440 Relay
  • 1973: 1st, Southern Cal, 1st, 40.5
  • 1980: 1st, Angels Flight Striders, 39.18

• PRs:
  • 100m: 9.9 (ht); 10.07
  • 200m: 19.8 (ht); 20.06 (19.86A)
• Tied 100m World Record:
  • 1976: 9.9
• Set 200m World Record:
  • 1971: 19.8
  • 1975: 19.8
• Olympic Gold Medal, 1976
  • 200m: 20.23
• Olympic Silver Medal, 1976
  • 100m: 10.07
• Olympic Bronze Medal, 1980
  • 200m: 20.29
• Commonwealth Games Champion, 1970
  • 100m: 10.24w
  • 200m: 20.56
• Commonwealth Games Champion, 1974
  • 100m: 10.38
  • 200m: 20.73
• Commonwealth Games Champion, 1978
  • 100m: 10.03w
• Pan-Am Champion, 1971
  • 100m:10.29A
  • 200m:19.86A
• U.S. National Champion
  • 100m
  • 1975: 10.16
  • 1977: 10.12
  • 200m
  • 1971: 20.2yw
  • 1974: 20.5
  • 1975: 20.12