QQQ (Quick quiz question)

[noone]

Without looking it up, who is first to answer this easy question:

Who was the first Caribbean man to win WC gold in the 100m?

[Whitman]

Kim Collins?

[Davidokun]

Ben Johnson

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[Marlow]

Christie was born in Jamaica - does that count?

[BisonHurdler]

Christie was born in Jamaica - does that count?

If it does, it's a wrong answer anyway, since Ben was born in Jamaica too. And despite his disqualification, he was indeed the first Caribbean sprinter to WIN the WC.

[tandfman]

But he didn't win it. We thought he won it at the time, but we know now that he did not. Carl Lewis was the world champion that year.

[noone]

Interesting discussion, but I meant Kim Collins.

[Davidokun]

Without looking it up, every winner of the men's 100 m in the World Championships has been from either the USA or an island in the Caribbean:

• 1983 Carl Lewis (USA)[/*:m:13p21rrs]
• 1987 Carl Lewis (USA)[/*:m:13p21rrs]
• 1991 Carl Lewis (USA)[/*:m:13p21rrs]
• 1993 Linford Christie (Great Britain, but born in Jamaica)[/*:m:13p21rrs]
• 1995 Donovan Bailey (Canada, but born in Jamaica)[/*:m:13p21rrs]
• 1997 Maurice Green (USA)[/*:m:13p21rrs]
• 1999 Maurice Green (USA)[/*:m:13p21rrs]
• 2001 Maurice Green (USA)[/*:m:13p21rrs]
• 2003 Kim Collins (St. Kitts and Nevis, actually from Nevis)[/*:m:13p21rrs]
• 2005 Justin Gatlin (USA)[/*:m:13p21rrs]
• 2007 Tyson Gay (USA)[/*:m:13p21rrs]
• 2009 Usain Bolt (Jamaica)[/*:m:13p21rrs]

[BisonHurdler]

But he didn't win it. We thought he won it at the time, but we know now that he did not. Carl Lewis was the world champion that year.

Ben Johnson was the 1987 World Champion in 1987. Carl Lewis was the 1987 World Champion in 1988.

[tandfman]

But he didn't win it. We thought he won it at the time, but we know now that he did not. Carl Lewis was the world champion that year.

Ben Johnson was the 1987 World Champion in 1987. Carl Lewis was the 1987 World Champion in 1988.

We and Ben Johnson thought he was the World Champion in 1987, but it turns out we were wrong.