Ato Boldon

Ato Jabari Boldon OLY (born 30 December 1973) is a Trinidadian former track and field athlete, politician, and four-time Olympic medal winner. He holds the Trinidad and Tobago national record in the 50, 60 and 200 metres events with times of 5.64, 6.49 and 19.77 seconds respectively, and also the Commonwealth Games record in the 100 m. He also held the 100m national record at 9.86s, having run it four times until Richard Thompson ran 9.85s on 13 August 2011.

Ato Boldon
OLY
Boldon at the Sydney 2000 Olympics
Member of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago
In office
14 February 2006  23 April 2007
Preceded byRoy Augustus
Succeeded byRonald Phillip
Personal details
Born
Ato Jabari Boldon

(1973-12-30) 30 December 1973
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
NationalityTrinidadian
Political partyUnited National Congress
Residence(s)Florida, United States
Sports career
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
SportSprinting
Event(s)100 metres, 200 metres
College teamUCLA
Sports achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m: 9.86 s (Lausanne 1999)
200 m: 19.77 s (Stuttgart 1997)
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Trinidad and Tobago
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney 100 m
1996 Atlanta 100 m
1996 Atlanta 200 m
2000 Sydney 200 m
World Championships
1997 Athens200 m
2001 Edmonton4×100 m relay
1995 Gothenburg100 m
2001 Edmonton100 m
Pan American Games
2003 Santo Domingo4×100 m relay
Commonwealth Games
1998 Kuala Lumpur 100 m
Goodwill Games
1998 New York City 200 m
1998 New York City 100 m
World Junior Championships
1992 Seoul 100 m
1992 Seoul 200 m
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
1992 Tegucigalpa 100 m
1992 Tegucigalpa 200 m

After retiring from his track career, Boldon was an Opposition Senator in the Trinidad and Tobago Parliament, representing the United National Congress from 2006–2007. Boldon works as an NBC Sports television broadcast analyst for track and field.

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