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
Christian Coleman the 60-meter final, thus breaking Maurice Greene's previously-held record. He went on to win the 60m world indoor title at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Birmingham, clocking a championship record (previously held by Maurice Greene) of 6.37s. The time is also the fastest time for indoor 60 m at sea level. It is his first gold medal at the major championships. At the 2018 Diamond League finals in Brussels, Belgium, Coleman clocked a blistering 9.79 second run into a -0.3 wind during the Men's 100m Final, improving his personal best of 9.82s. This performance marked Coleman as the joint