Timothy M. Harden (born January 27, 1974) is an American former athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. Harden was born in

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, where he graduated from Northeast High School in 1992. He also attended the

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. He is also the 2001 indoor world champion and 1999 world indoor silver medallist behind Maurice Greene. He competed for the United States in the

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held in

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in the 4 × 100 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his teammates Jon Drummond, Michael Marsh and

Dennis Mitchell Dennis Allen Mitchell (born February 20, 1966) is an American former college and international track and field athlete, who was a member of the gold medal-winning team in the 4 × 100 metres relay race at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Athletics car ...

. He also competed in the 60 m sprint with a personal best of 6.43, which ranks him 7th all-time.

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