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Maurice Greene Biography
Maurice Greene is one of the most popular and richest Runner who was born on July 23, 1974 in Kansas City, Kansas, United States. Sprinter who won gold medals in the 100M and 4x100M relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Three years later, His world-record 100M time was broken three years later by Tim Montgomery, who beat it by 0.01 seconds. broke the 100M world record. He beat it by 0.01 seconds.
In 1995 he took part in his first major international tournament at the World Championships in Gothenburg, but was eliminated in the 100 m quarter-finals. His next season was disappointing, as he failed to make the American team for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. After watching the Olympic final from the stands, Greene made his way to Los Angeles to seek the coaching of John Smith. He joined the start up HSI group. He went on to become the group’s most visible member.
Greene ran 51 sub-10-second 100 m races during his career, which at the time was more than any other sprinter in history. This record has now been surpassed by Asafa Powell who has 98 100 m sub-10-second runs to his name. Previously Greene had held the record for the most wind-legal sub-10-second clockings for 100 m in one season, when he ran 9 sub-10s in 1999. This record was also broken by Asafa Powell in 2006 (12), and it was improved by Powell in 2008 to 15.
He dated Claudia Jordan, a fellow sprinter and TV personality for a portion of his career.
| Name | Maurice Greene |
| First Name | Maurice |
| Last Name | Greene |
| Occupation | Runner |
| Birthday | July 23 |
| Birth Year | 1974 |
| Place of Birth | Kansas City |
| Home Town | Kansas |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Cancer |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Not Known |
| Children(s) | Ryan Alexandria |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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The following season would be his breakthrough. At the World Championships in Athens, Greene won the 100 m title. This marked the beginning of Greene’s dominance in the 100 m. He successfully defended his title in 1999 and 2001 and captured the Olympic gold medal in the 2000 Olympics. He was also successful at the 200 m. At the 1999 World Championships, he also won the 200 m title, the first to win both sprint events at a World Championships. However, he did not run the 200 m at the 2000 Olympics after an injury at the US trials.
Maurice Greene Net Worth
Maurice Greene is one of the richest Runner from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Maurice Greene's net worth $3 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
In 1997, he won his first World Championship gold Medal in Athens. He also won three more in Seville in 1999.
He set the world record for the 100M in Athens on June 16, 1999, running it in 9.79 seconds.
Maurice Greene (born July 23, 1974) is an American former track and field sprinter who specialized in the 100 meters and 200 meters. He is a former 100 m world record holder with a time of 9.79 seconds. During the height of his career (1997–2004) he won four Olympic medals and was a five-time World Champion. This included three golds at the 1999 World Championships, a feat which had previously only been achieved by Carl Lewis and Michael Johnson and has since been equaled by three others.
| Net Worth | $3 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Runner |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
His career was affected by a number of injuries from 2001 onwards, although he won the 100 meters bronze and silver in the sprint relay at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Greene was also successful indoors: he was the 1999 Indoor World Champion, was the world record holder in the 60-meter dash for nearly 20 years and remains the joint-fastest man over 50 meters. He raced sparingly after an injury in 2005 and officially retired in 2008. Over his career, he made the fourth most sub-10-second runs (51) in the 100m, only surpassed by Asafa Powell, Justin Gatlin and Usain Bolt.
In 2002, Greene lost his 100 m world record to fellow American Tim Montgomery, who beat his time by 0.01 (9.78 s +2.0 m/s), while Greene himself was injured and watched the race from the stands; Montgomery has since been found guilty of using performance-enhancing drugs, and his record has been retroactively rescinded. The record was broken legitimately by Asafa Powell in 2005 with a time of 9.77 s (+1.6 m/s wind).
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Maurice Greene height 5 ft 9 in Maurice weight 82 kg & body measurements will update soon.
| Height | 5 ft 9 in |
| Weight | 82 kg |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
In 1999 he set the 100 m world record at 9.79 s (+0.1 m/s wind), beating Donovan Bailey’s standing world record of 9.84 s (+0.7 m/s wind), and lowering the world record by the largest margin since the advent of electronic timing. Greene also matched Bailey’s 50 m indoor world record time, but the run was never ratified. He also set the 60 m indoor world record twice. His 60 m indoor record is currently at 6.39 seconds. In addition, Maurice Greene was the only sprinter to hold the 60 m and 100 m world records at the same time.
On December 21, 2006, he appeared as one of the “strangers” on the NBC game show Identity. The contestant, a self-professed track and field fan, incorrectly identified him by name as Marion Jones, although she identified him as the “world’s fastest man.”
Who is Maurice Greene Dating?
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Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Maurice Greene. You may help us to build the dating records for Maurice Greene!At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greene added to his medal tally with the bronze after finishing third in his attempt to defend his 100 m title to Justin Gatlin, and a silver as the anchor leg runner on the United States 4 × 100 m relay team, narrowly denied another Olympic Gold by the British team, who won by 0.01 seconds.
Facts & Trivia
Maurice Ranked on the list of most popular Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Maurice Greene celebrates birthday on July 23 of every year.
In April 2008, the New York Times reported that Greene had paid Mexican discus thrower Angel Guillermo Heredia $10,000, which Heredia claimed was in payment for performance-enhancing drugs. Greene admitted meeting Heredia and making the payment, but claimed it was common for him to pay for “stuff” for other members of his training group, and reiterated that he had never used banned drugs.
Where is sprinter Maurice Greene now?
Nearly 25 years since he last lived here, Maurice Greene still comes home from Gilbert, Arizona, a few times annually to see family and friends and extended family like first coach (and second-father figure) Al Hobson.
Why is Maurice Greene called the crochet boss?
Personal life. Greene enjoys crocheting in his spare time, having learned to crochet in 2008. He sells his crocheted item under the name “The Crochet Boss” which is what his moniker was coined from.
How fast is Maurice Greene?
Maurice Greene is now indisputably the fastest man ever indoors. The American sprinter ran 60m in 6.39 seconds on Tuesday night in Madrid to shave two hundredth of a second from the mark he jointly held with compatriot Andre Cason.
How tall is Maurice Greene?
5′ 9″
Who broke Maurice Greene record?
Previously Greene had held the record for the most wind-legal sub-10-second clockings for 100 m in one season, when he ran 9 sub-10s in 1999. This record was also broken by Asafa Powell in 2006 (12), and it was improved by Powell in 2008 to 15.
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