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Maurice
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Maurice
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| Beginnings: | - Born: July 23, 1974 in Kansas City, Kansas |
| Family: | - Brother: Ernest |
| Education: | - Kansas
High School
- Park College, Missouri |
| Sport(s): | - Track and field |
| Interests: | - Track
and field
- Loud, fast movies - Any type of school meet |
| Accomplishments: | - 1995
- 4th world indoor championships
- 1997 - World championship - World record at 60 meter run - 1999 - World record at 100 meter run - 2000 - Olympics in Sydney, Australia - Ranked #1 runner in the United States - Ranked #2 runner in the world - Holds three world records |
| Interesting Facts: | - Lives
in Irvine, California
- Nicknames: The Kansas Cannonball and The Phenomenon - Got started on track when he was in fourth grade |
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Maurice Greene's statistics |
History and Rules of Track |
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Track was invented by the Greeks. It was first introduced as a sport
in the Olympics in 776 B.C. in Athens, Greece. In fact, it was the
first Olympic sport ever. It did not become popular until the 1800's.
Women were not allowed to run in the Olympics until the late 1800's.
Roger Bannister was the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes.
In one Olympic race, several runners collapsed during an 800 meter run.
Olympic officials placed a ban on the race that lasted thirty-two years.
Running is an easy sport to follow the rules. There are relay races, which are when more than one person on a team or country runs, taking turns. A marathon is a race that is at least 26 miles long and requires a lot of endurance. Then there are various meter races. When you are running in a race and are competing, you must stay in your lane but some races you do not. There are 2, 3, or 4 rounds in a competition. A runner that finishes in first or second place will go onto the next heat. A heat is the race itself. Hurdles are when there is a board you must jump over and keep running until you get to the next hurdle. A false start is when you start running before the whistle blows. Two false starts equals disqualification.
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