ATO   JABARI   BOLDON

DATE OF BIRTH: December 30, 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH: Port-of-Spain, Trinidad
EDUCATION:
  • Newtown Boys' RC School
  • Fatima College (1985-88)
  • Jamaica High School, Queens, New York, New York, USA (1988-90)
  • Piedmont Hills High School, San Jose, California, USA (1990-92)
  • San Jose City College, San Jose, California, USA (1992-93)
  • UCLA, California, USA (1993-96)
  • OLYMPIC EVENTS: Athletics:
  • 100 meters
  • 200 meters
  • 4 x 100 meters Relay
  • CAREER:                              Boldon's career included the following significant accomplishments:
    • 1992 Olympics, Barcelona, Spain - 100 meters (10.77), 200 meters (21.65)
    • 1992 World Junior Championships, Seoul, Korea - 100 meters (1st, 10.36), 200 meters (1st, 20.63)
    • 1993 World Championships, Stuttgart, Germany - 100 meters (Quarterfinals, 10.48), 200 meters (21.31); 4 x 100 meters Relay (40.24, with Neil De Silva, Patrick Delice, and Wendell Williams)
    • 1994 Commonwealth Games, Victoria, Canada - 100 meters (4th, 10.07); 200 meters (Semifinals, 20.80)
    • 1995 World Championships, Goteborg, Sweden - 100 meters (3rd, 10.03), 200 meters (Quarterfinals, 21.81)
    • 1996 Olympics, Atlanta, Georgia, USA - 100 meters (3rd, 9.90); 200 meters (3rd, 19.80)
    • 1997 World Championships, Athens, Greece - 100 meters (5th, 10.02); 200 meters (1st, 20.04)
    • 1998 British Commonwealth Games, Kuala Lampur, Malaysia - 100 meters (1st, 9.88)
    • 2000 Olympics, Sydney, Australia - 100 meters (2nd, 9.99); 200 meters (3rd, 20.20); 4 x 100 meters Relay (Semifinals, 38.92, with Nicconnor Alexander, Marc Burns, and Julieon Raeburn)
    • 2001 World Championships, Edmonton, Canada - 100 meters (3rd, 9.98, after 2nd Place finisher Tim Montgomery was disqualified in 12/2005 for doping); 4 x 100 meters Relay (2nd, 38.58, with Darrel Brown, Marc Burns, and Jacey Harper, after 1st Place finisher USA was disqualified in 12/2005 for doping by anchor Tim Montgomery)
    • 2003 Pan American Games, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - 4 x 100 meters Relay (2nd, 38.53, with Nicconnor Alexander, Marc Burns, and Darrel Brown)
    • 2003 World Championships, Paris, France - 100 meters (Semifinals, 10.22); 4 x 100 meters Relay (Semifinals, 38.84, with Nicconnor Alexander, Marc Burns, and Jacey Harper)
    • 2004 Olympics, Athens, Greece - 100 meters (10.41); 4 x 100 meters Relay (7th, 38.60, with Nicconnor Alexander, Darrel Brown, and Marc Burns)
    AWARDS:
    • 1993 - Trinidad & Tobago Humming Bird Medal Gold (for Sport)
    • 1997 - Trinidad & Tobago Chaconia Medal Gold (for Sport)
    • 2000 - 100 Most Outstanding Sportsmen of the 1900s
    Compiled by Ronald C. Emrit