Don Quarrie

Quick Facts

Full Name	Don Quarrie
Occupation	Sprinter
Date Of Birth	Feb 25, 1951(1951-02-25)
Age	73
Birthplace	Kingston
Country	Jamaica
Birth City	Kingston Parish
Horoscope	Aquarius

Don Quarrie Biography

Don Quarrie is one of the most popular and richest Sprinter who was born on February 25, 1951 in Kingston, Kingston Parish, Jamaica. Donald O’Riley Quarrie CD (born 25 February 1951) is a Jamaican former track and field athletewho was one of the best sprinters in the 1970s. In the 1976 Summer Olympics his name received the Olympic gold medal at the Olympic 200 meters, and the silver winner in the Olympic 100 meters. He competed at 5 Olympic Games and was awarded four Olympic medals in his career.

In 1974, Quarrie was able to repeat his feat from the year 1970 by winning the 100 and 200 m championships in the Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, becoming the first athlete to hold the title in both events. The following year He again broke the world record for the 200-meter race, 19.8. He also set the record for 100 meters with a hand-timed time (9.9) during 1976 during the California Relays at Modesto Junior College He was one of the few athletes who have held both records at the same time. The time is actually 10.07 seconds.

At the 1978 Commonwealth Games he won his third consecutive 100 m title but was eliminated in the 200 m after a cramp attack. Quarrie’s participation in his fourth Olympics in Moscow was in doubt after he was involved in a car crash the previous year. He recovered in time to compete but was eliminated in the 100 m semi-finals. His title defense failed in the 200 m but he did make the final and finished third, adding a bronze medal to his collection.

By 1984 Quarrie was no longer among the world’s best in the individual sprint events and it was therefore no surprise he was eliminated in the heats of the 200 m event at the Los Angeles Olympics. However, he won a fourth Olympic medal with the Jamaican relay team, which finished second behind the United States. His final competitive race was a 200m in London in September 1984, in which he finished 3rd.

He broke the 200m World record for 1971, and set the 100m world record in the year 1976. He holds lifetime records in the range of 10.07 seconds as well as 19.86 seconds for these events.

Don Quarrie Net Worth

Don Quarrie is one of the richest Sprinter from Jamaica. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Don Quarrie 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Quarrie was part of the Jamaican 100 m team at in the 1968 Summer Olympics at the age of 17 however, he hurt himself during training and was unable to not participate. Quarrie moved in his home in the United States and attended the University of Nebraska and later the University of Southern California, where he earned the degree of Business as well as Public Administration. Then, his ability to sprint slowly increased. In the 70th Commonwealth Games, Quarrie won the gold medal both in the 200 and 100 meters in a way that wowed his older opponents. As the anchor of the Jamaican 4 100-meter relay, the team won the third Commonwealth medal.

He won the 100 m/200 m sprints doubles during the 1971 Pan American Games, 1970 Commonwealth Games, 1971 Pan American Games and the in 1974 at the Commonwealth Games. The first man athlete to defend the 100 m or 200 m titles during the Commonwealth Games and a 100 meters win in 1978’s Commonwealth Games makes him the only athlete to have won the award three times. He took home nine gold medals in sprint events at the Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics from 1971 until 1981.

In 1976 after winning the AAA’s 100/200 titles Quarrie could finally compete at the Olympics without injuries. He first made the 100 m final, which he led until overtaken by Trinidadian Hasely Crawford. In the 200 m Quarrie led the pack coming out of the turn and held off all challenges to take the title in 20.22.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Don Quarrie height 5 ft 9 in Don weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

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Facts & Trivia

Don Ranked on the list of most popular Sprinter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Jamaica. Don Quarrie celebrates birthday on February 25 of every year.

Which country was represented by the athlete Don Quarrie?

Men’s athletics
Representing Jamaica
1976 Montreal| 100 metres
1980 Moscow| 200 metres
1984 Los Angeles| 4×100 m relay

Who is Donald Quarrie?

Donald O’Riley Quarrie (born 25 February 1951) is a former Jamaican athlete, one of the world’s top sprinters during the 1970s. Don Quarrie competed in five Olympic games. He has received recognition both on and off the field, a statue of him is proudly positioned at the entrance to Jamaica’s National Stadium.

How old is Don Quarrie?

71 years (February 25, 1951)

Who is Jodi Ann Quarrie?

Jodi-Ann is a member of the Barbados and Jamaica Bars and now works at the U.W.I.’s Centre for Reparation Research on the biggest human rights case in the modern Caribbean, Reparations for Trans-Atlantic Slavery.

Which country hosted the 1976 Olympic Games?

Emblem of the 1976 Summer Olympics
Host city Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Events| 198 in 21 sports (27 disciplines)
Opening| July 17, 1976
Closing| August 1, 1976