“People turn professional and they are not running as fast as they did in college because it is a lot different, but I wanted to make sure that I didn't have that kind of transition and always stayed on top.”

American track and field sprinter, born 1996

Christian Coleman is an American professional sprinter in track and field, known for competing in the 60 metres, 100 metres, and 200 metres. Born in 1996, he became the 2019 world champion in the 100 metres and won gold as part of the United States men’s 4 x 100-metre relay team. Coleman is the world record holder for the indoor 60 metres, with a time of 6.34 seconds. His personal bests include 9.76 seconds in the 100 metres and 19.85 in the 200 metres. He was also the Diamond League champion in 2018 and 2023, and finished as the world number one ranked men’s 100 metres runner for the 2017, 2018, and 2019 seasons.