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Shawn Crawford

ショーン・クロフォード　/　しょーん・くろふぉーど

American sprinter

January 14, 1978 (age 48)　・　Van Wyck, South Carolina, United States

South Carolina
sprinter

My Take

Crawford's career sticks with me because of how fate kept testing him. The 200m gold in Athens was emphatic, but the Beijing silver came only after the second and third finishers were disqualified, turning a fourth place into a medal. Most would simply take the luck and run, yet what I admire is the resilience of a Clemson sprinter who kept landing on the podium across two Games. Sprinting is a cruel, hundredth-of-a-second world where chance is part of the equation, and surviving it twice over is no accident. To me, back-to-back Olympic medals are proof of the genuine article.

Overview

Shawn Crawford (born January 14, 1978) is a retired American sprint athlete. He competed in the 100 meters and 200 meters events. In the 200 meter sprint, Crawford won gold at the 2004 Summer Olympics and silver at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He originally finished 4th in the race but after the 2nd and 3rd-place winners were disqualified, he moved up to a silver.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Shawn Crawford
Name (Japanese): ショーン・クロフォード
Reading: しょーん・くろふぉーど
Born: January 14, 1978 (age 48)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Horse
Origin: Van Wyck, South Carolina, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 181 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: sprinter

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Clemson University

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AD%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89

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