Bruny Surin
Canada's All Time Top Sprinter
Canadian 100m Champion: 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1998, 1999 and 2000 ... 1990 Commenwealth Games Bronze Medalist ...1993 World Championship Bronze Medalist... 1993 and 1995 World Indoor Champion at 60m ... 1994 Commenwealth Games Gold Medalist ... 1995 World Champion and Silver medalist... 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist ... 1997 World Champion ... 1998 Goodwill Games Gold Medalist... 1999 World Championship Silver medalist
Personal Info:
| Sex: | Male | Height | 180 cm/5'11" |
| Born: | July 12, 1967 | Weight: | 86 kg/190 lbs |
| Birthplace: | Au-Cap-Haitien, HAI | Marital Status: | Married |
| Hometown: | Montreal, PQ, CAN | Club: | Nike (as of 1999) |
| Residence: | Rosemere, PQ, CAN | Coach: | Michel Portmann / Dan Pfaff |
| Languages: | French, English | Occupation: | Full-time Athlete |
| Events: | 50, 55, 60, 100, 200, 4x100 | National Team | Since 1987 |
HUMAN INTEREST:
Surin is an Olympic champion, 4-time World champion (2 outdoor in 4x100m Relay, 2 indoor - 60m), Commonwealth Games
champion...has competed in 6 World Indoor Championships winning gold over 60m in 1993 and 1995...won the silver
medal over 100m at the 1995 World Championships in Goteborg, Sweden and 1999 Championships in Seville, Spain...held
the 100m Canadian record of 10.02 from 1993-1995, until it was broken by Donovan Bailey. Bruny tied Bailey's record
of 9.84 at the 1999 World Championships...injured the cartilage in his left knee at the 1994 Francophone Games
in Paris and had arthroscopic knee surgery just prior to the 1994 Commonwealth Games...started competing in long
jump and triple jump in 1986, but switched to sprinting in 1989 because of recurring ankle and hamstring problems...his
sprinting breakthrough came in 1989 when he won the Canadian Championships in a time of 10.14 seconds and then
the bronze medal at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand... Bruny has won the Canadian Championship
100m seven times... has been coached by Michel Portmann, a kinanthropology professor at the University of
Quebec since September 1994...joined Donovan Bailey at the University of Texas to train with Dan Pfaff in 1999.
Surin was born in Haiti...his parents immigrated to Canada leaving Surin and his sister with his grandparents when
he was just 7 years old - they joined their parents in Montreal a year later...his wife Bianelle Legros-Surin is
Surin's manager...they have 2 daughters...father Joseph is a licensed mechanic..mother is Leone...has 3 sisters,
Ronate, Firmine, and Mireille...Surin's cousin is former Canadian team member, and Canadian triple jump record
holder Edrick Floreal...