My Take
Christian Coleman is honestly one of the most electrifying sprinters of his generation, and I don't think he gets nearly enough credit for it. Growing up in Atlanta and grinding his way through Tennessee, he showed up on the world stage and just dominated — winning The Bowerman in 2017 as the best collegiate track athlete in the country, then going on to become the 2019 World Champion in the 100 meters. His 9.76 personal best puts him in a truly rarefied group of humans. What gets me is that he's only 175 cm — not the towering build you'd stereotypically picture — but his start is absolutely lethal, like a coiled spring that nobody's managed to engineer better. There's a purity to what he does: no gimmicks, no theatrics, just relentless forward motion in under ten seconds.
Overview
Christian Lee Coleman (born March 6, 1996) is an American professional track and field sprinter who competes in the 60 metres, 100 m, and 200 m. The 2019 world champion in the 100 meters, he also won gold as part of men's 4 × 100-meter relay. He holds personal bests of 9.76 seconds for the 100 m, which made him the 7th fastest all-time in the history of 100 metres event, and 19.85 for the 200 m.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Christian Coleman
- Name (Japanese)
- クリスチャン・コールマン
- Reading
- くりすちゃん・こーるまん
- Born
- March 6, 1996 (age 30)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Rat
- Origin
- Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 175 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- sprinter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Our Lady of Mercy Catholic High School
- University
- University of Tennessee
Awards & achievements
- 2017 The Bowerman
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.