Bruny Surin was born on July 12, 1967 at Cap-Haitien, a small city in Haiti. He is 1.80 m. tall and weights 81 Kg. At the age of seven his parents immigrated to Canada.His initial success in the long jump and triple jump earned him a spot on the Canadian national team. He attended several international meets including the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. In 1989, a nagging ankle injury forced Bruny to focus his attention on the sprints, in particular the 100 metres.

Personal Bests:100 m.: 9.84 (1999), 200 m.: 20.21 (1999), Long Jump: 8.03 (1987), Triple Jump 15.86 (1986)

Progression at 100 m.: 1986: 10.95, 1987: 10.62, 1988: 10.71, 1989: 10.14/10.1, 1990: 10.24/10.12w, 1991: 10.07/10.01w, 1992: 10.05/9.9, 1993: 10.02, 1994: 10.08, 1995: 9.97/9.92w, 1996: 10.03, 1996: 10.06, 1998: 9.89, 1999: 9.84, 2000: 10.08

Career Highlights:
1990: Commonwealth Games, bronze medal (100 m.) and 7th place (long jump)
1991: World Championships, 8th place (100 m.), World Indoor Championships, 8th place
1992: Olympic Games, 4th place (100 m.)
1993: World Indoor Champion (60 m.)
1994: Commonwealth Games, semifinals (100 m.) and gold medal (4X100 m.)
1995: World Champion (4X100 m.) and silver medal (100 m.), World Indoor Champion
1996: Olympic Champion (4X100 m.), semifinals (100 m.)
1997: World Champion (4X100 m.) and 7th place (100 m.), World Indoor Championships, 8th place
1999: World Championships, silver medal (100 m.)
2000: Olympic Champion, semifinals (100 m.)

Links: www.surin.com