Lorenzo Daniel
{{short description|American sprinter}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|3|23|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Avera, Georgia, United States
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| sport = Running
| event = 200 metres
| collegeteam = MSU Bulldogs
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| pb = 200 m: 19.87 (Eugene 1988)
| medaltemplates = 1988: 200m NCAA National Champion
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Lorenzo Daniel (born March 23, 1966) is an American retired track and field sprinter, best known for setting the 1985 world's best year performance in the men's 200 meters and being one of the fastest to run the event at the time. He did so on May 18, 1985, at a meet in Starkville, Mississippi, clocking 20.07. His fastest-ever 200m dash was 19.87 at Eugene, Oregon in 1988. He attended Mississippi State University, and majored in Sports Communication. Daniel was born in Avera, Georgia and grew up in Wrens, Georgia. He was once the third-fastest man in the world. Though he made the 1988 Olympics, he injured himself before he could attend The Games. He now resides in Dallas, Texas; has a wife, Sissy Sanders-Daniel and three children: Lauren, Lorenzo Jr., and Lorielle. He also founded and currently runs a sports agility company, Turbo Techniques.
Track records
As of September 2024, Daniel holds the following track records for 200 metres.
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Location
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Auburn | 19.93 | – 1.5 | 15/05/1988 |
Tuscaloosa, Alabama | 19.88 | + 3.4 | 17/05/1987 |
References
- [http://digilander.libero.it/atletica3/Stagionali/WRL/1985/200.htm 1985 Year Rankings]
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{{succession box|before={{flagicon|USA}} Carl Lewis|title=Men's 200 m Best Year Performance|years=1985|after={{flagicon|USA}} Floyd Heard}}
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{{Footer Universiade Champions 4x100 m Men}}
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Category:American male sprinters
Category:Mississippi State Bulldogs men's track and field athletes
Category:People from Jefferson County, Georgia
Category:Track and field athletes from Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
Category:FISU World University Games gold medalists for the United States
Category:Medalists at the 1987 Summer Universiade
Category:NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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