Ryan Bailey (born April 13, 1989) is an American
sprinter. He has personal bests of 9.88 seconds for the
100-meter dash
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and 20.10 seconds for the
200-meter dash
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. He ranks among the top ten Americans ever for the shorter distance.
Career
A native of
Portland, Oregon, Bailey attended
Douglas McKay High School in
Salem
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Canada
Ontario
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, where he won the 2007 Oregon State Championships 6A titles at 100 metres and 200 metres, and then went on to finish second and third over 200 metres at the Nike Outdoor Championships and USATF Junior Championships, respectively. After graduation, he began studying part-time at
Chemeketa Community College.
He relocated to
Ina, Illinois in January 2009, to attend
Rend Lake College
Rend Lake College (RLC) is a public community college in Ina, Illinois. It is part of the Illinois Community College System (ICCS).
History
Rend Lake College was founded in 1955 as Mt. Vernon Community College to allow students from High School ...
, known as one of the top junior college track and field programs in the United States. At Rend Lake, Bailey won the
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dash at the National Junior College Indoor Championships and, during the outdoor season, won the 100 meters and finished second in the 200 meters at the National Junior College Track & Field Championships. His time of 10.05 was a personal best and a national junior college record. His 100 m time made him the 13th fastest American sprinter in 2009. He turned pro in August 2009, signing with
Nike.
In August 2010, Bailey ran a new personal best of 9.88 seconds in the
100 metres
The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...
, finishing second only to
Nesta Carter (9.78 s) in
Rieti
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,
Italy. He also ran 20.10 to lower his personal best in the 200 m while placing third in the
Weltklasse meet in Zurich, Switzerland and also finish the season third in the
IAAF Diamond League 200 standings.
At the
2012 United States Olympic Trials, he gained a place on the Olympic team by finishing third in the 100 m final with a time of 9.93 seconds.
Bailey began his Olympic debut at the
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
in London, by winning his heat in
Round 1 of the 100 metres in a time of 9.88 seconds, equaling his personal best at that time. He equaled that time again in the final for a fourth-place finish.
In 2016 Bailey tried his hand at
bobsledding
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, winning the National Push Championship preliminaries in August before winning the brakeman title at the Championships the following month.
Personal bests
References
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1989 births
Living people
American male sprinters
Sportspeople from Salem, Oregon
Track and field athletes from Portland, Oregon
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic track and field athletes of the United States
Junior college men's track and field athletes in the United States
Competitors stripped of Summer Olympics medals