Maurice Greene (athlete) Blanka Vlašić, Allyson Felix or Churandy Martina. Maurice Greene (athlete) Maurice Greene (born July 23, 1974) is an American former track and field sprinter who specialized in the 100 meters and 200 meters. He is a former 100 m world record holder with a time of 9.79 seconds. During the height of his career (1997–2004) he won four Olympic medals and was a five-time World Champion. This included three golds at the 1999 World Championships, a feat which had previously only been achieved by Carl Lewis and Michael Johnson and has since been equaled by three others. His career was
Harry Greene (television personality) the arts, poetry and music and regularly entertained at their home in Colenso Terrace. From aged 10, Greene would spend time on weekends with his uncle, a maintenance man and electrical engineer at Bargoed's Top Pit, who taught Greene to use tools properly. After passing the eleven-plus exam, he was accepted at Rhymney Grammar School, where in 1936 he won the National Eisteddfod under-17s prize for drawing. He was taught sport by Olympic swimmer C. B. Thomas, under whom Greene became a record-breaking runner at county level, gifted rugby union player, and champion junior Welsh long jumper. While training as