Photo: Fernando Frazão/Agência Brasil / CC BY 3.0 br (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Justin Gatlin fascinates me as one of sprinting's most complicated figures. Olympic 100m champion in 2004, world champion in 2005 and again in 2017, he refused to fade quietly. That 2017 victory over Usain Bolt in Bolt's farewell race was sport at its most dramatic, a veteran seizing the moment everyone assumed belonged to someone else. What I respect most is his durability: returning to the top at 35, running through years of criticism without losing his edge. Whatever the debates around him, Gatlin embodied raw competitive will, and his Brooklyn-born grit kept him relevant long past most sprinters' expiry dates.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Justin Gatlin
- Name (Japanese)
- ジャスティン・ガトリン
- Reading
- じゃすてぃん・がとりん
- Born
- February 10, 1982 (age 44)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Dog
- Origin
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 186 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- athletics competitor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Woodham High School
- University
- University of Tennessee
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Justin Gatlin born?
Born February 10, 1982 (age 44).
Where is Justin Gatlin from?
Justin Gatlin is from Brooklyn, New York, United States.
What does Justin Gatlin do?
Justin Gatlin works as athletics competitor.
How tall is Justin Gatlin?
Justin Gatlin is 186 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
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.