Tyson Gay: Barton Athletes in the 2012 London Olympics: Barton Community College

Tyson Gay

Country:	United States	Olympic Event: Men's 100m 4X100m Relay
Years at Barton:	2001-03
Honors at Barton:	INDOOR NJCAA National Meet record holder 60m 2-Time NJCAA Champion 60m and 200m 2002 NJCAA National Meet Male Track Athlete of the Meet OUTDOOR NJCAA National Meet Champion 100m NJCAA National Meet runner-up 200m NJCAA National Meet third place 100m
Univ of Arkansas Honors:	First 100m NCAA Champion Univ of Arkanas record holder 100m NCAA Champion 4X100m Relay
Career Highlights:	World record holder in 200m straightaway American record holder 100m 3-Time USA Outdoor Champion - 100m 2-Time USA Outdoor Champion - 200m 2-Time Jesse Owens Award Winner Diamond League 100m Champion World Outdoor Champion 100m, 200m, and 4X100m relay IAAF Male World Athlete of the Year Member of U.S. Anti-Doping Agency's "Project Believe"

After being sidelined with hip surgery in July 2011, Gay returned to the track in 2012 running a 9.86 which ranks ninth in the world this year. If Gay’s last three races are any indication of his future fortune at the 2012 Olympics, Gay is destined to leave London with two medals in his second appearance at the summer Olympics. In the last three weeks the former world champion has won the 100m at both the France Areva and London Grand Prix, then on July 20 was part of the meet record breaking United States 4X100m Relay Team in Monaco. The team’s 37.61 time is also the best relay time in the world this year. Recovering from a hamstring injury suffered in the 200m in the 2008 US Olympic Trials, Gay’s previous Olympic appearance resulted in disappointments.

Gay missed the 100m finals by one spot and was a member of the powerful 4X100m relay team that failed to make it out of the first round after a dropped baton resulted in the team’s disqualification. A triple World Champion, an American Record Holder, and second fastest man in history, Gay will represent the United States in both the 100m and 4X100m relay. Gay’s 2012 Olympic events will begin at 4:00 a.m. CDT on August 4 in the preliminary round of the men’s 100m, with first round competition scheduled to begin just a few hours later at 6:30 a.m. CDT. The sprinters will return to the track the following day for semifinal round at 1:45 p.m. CDT followed by the finals at 3:50 p.m. CDT. Gay will return to the track as a member of the 4X100m relay team on August 10 at 1:45 p.m. CDT in first round competition with the finals scheduled for 3:00 p.m. CDT the following day.