Maurice Greene (athlete) 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 affected by a number of injuries from
Alvin Greene death of Representative Cathy Harvin. The primary was held on February 15, 2011; Greene received 37 votes. Greene was born in Florence, South Carolina. His father, James Greene Sr., is a retired teacher from the Clemson Extension program, barber and a nightclub owner. He was a prominent member of the community "who wanted blacks to play a bigger role in politics and entertainment" and "an outspoken activist for Democratic politics." Greene graduated from Manning High School in 1995, where his nickname was "Turtle." He received a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of South Carolina in 2000. Prior