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

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sprinter. He won Bronze medals in the 200 metres at the 1991 World Championships in

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and the 4 x 100 metre relay at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart. He won the gold medal in the 200m at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in

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. His personal best time of 20.17 in the 200 metres was set in the semi-finals at the 1991 World Championships which was a Canadian record until Aaron Brown broke the record on 30 May 2014. Born in

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, Mahorn is a graduate of

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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. He received an MBA in International Business. Mahorn is fluent in the French language and can also communicate in both Spanish and Italian.

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* * * * * * 1965 births Living people Canadian male sprinters Olympic track and field athletes of Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics World Athletics Championships medalists World Athletics Championships athletes for Canada Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Jamaican emigrants to Canada Black Canadian track and field athletes People from Clarendon Parish, Jamaica Universiade silver medalists for Canada Medalists at the 1985 Summer Universiade {{Canada-athletics-bio-stub