1. Shawn Crawford was born on January 14,1978 and is a retired American sprint athlete.
10 Facts About Shawn Crawford
1. 2.
Shawn Crawford originally finished 4th in the race but after the 2nd and 3rd-place winners were disqualified, he moved up to a silver.
3.
Shawn Crawford attended Indian Land High School before leaving for Clemson University, where he claimed eleven All-America honors and three national championships.
4.
In 2001 Crawford started the year with a victory at the Indoor World Championships in the 200 m He then went to the World Athletics Championships, where he tied with Kim Collins of Saint Kitts and Nevis for the 200 m bronze medal.
5.
Shawn Crawford became known for his outrageous antics and lack of focus.
6.
In January 2003, Shawn Crawford starred in an episode of the Fox TV show Man vs Beast in which he raced a zebra and a giraffe over 100 m on dirt.
7.
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Shawn Crawford ran the 100 m final in 9.89 s, finishing in fourth place just 0.04 s behind first-place finisher Justin Gatlin.
8.
Shawn Crawford won the 200 m at the 2009 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships and qualified to represent the United States at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics.
9.
Shawn Crawford ran 19.89 s in the final of the competition, his best time of the season, but finished fourth behind second-place Alonso Edward of Panama and third-place Wallace Spearmon.
10.
On 12 April 2002, Shawn Crawford became the first man to break ten seconds for the 100 metres for the first time and twenty seconds for the 200 metres for the first time, both on the same day, a feat he achieved in Pretoria, South Africa.