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{{Short description|American track and field athlete}}
{{MoreBLP citations neededsources|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Leroy Burrell
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| caption = Burrell in 2019
| fullname = Leroy Russel Burrell
| nationality = [[Americans|American]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|02|21|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], U.S.
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|'''200 m''': 20.12 s (1992)
|'''Long jump''': 8.37 m (1989)}}
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport| Men’sMen's [[Sport of athletics|athletics]]}}
{{MedalCountry| the {{USA}} }}
{{MedalCompetition| [[Athletics at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
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{{MedalSilver| [[1989 IAAF World Cup|1989 Barcelona]] | [[1989 IAAF World Cup – Results#Men|100 m]]}}
}}
'''Leroy Russel Burrell''' (born February 21, 1967)<ref name="usatf.org">{{Cite web |title=USA Track & Field {{!}} Leroy Burrell |url=https://usatf.org/athlete-bios/leroy-burrell |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=usatf.org}}</ref> is an American former [[track and field]] athlete, who twice set the [[men's 100 metres world record progression|world record]] for the [[100 metres|100&nbsp;m]] [[Sprint (running)|sprint]].<ref name="usatf.org"/>
 
==Early life==
Burrell grew up in [[Lansdowne, Pennsylvania]], and attended [[Penn Wood High School]], where he single-handedly won the state championship by winning the 100&nbsp;m, [[200 metres|200&nbsp;m]], [[long jump]], and [[triple jump]]. Suffering from poor eyesight accentuated by a childhood eye injury, he was poor at other sports, but excelled on the track from an early age. He attended the [[University of Houston]] from 1986 to 1990, where he was a nine-time [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] All-American and set the NCAA outdoor record in the long jump.<ref>{{cite web |title=Leroy Burrell |url=http://www.phillyhall.org/inductee_profile.asp?ind=209 |website=Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame |access-date=22 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205125903/http://www.phillyhall.org/inductee_profile.asp?ind=209 |archive-date=5 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Hersh |first1=Phil |title=Burrell Makes Quest for Best |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-08-22-9103020614-story.html |access-date=22 June 2022 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=22 August 1991}}</ref>
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Burrell grew up in [[Lansdowne, Pennsylvania]], and attended [[Penn Wood High School]], where he single-handedly won the state championship by winning the 100&nbsp;m, [[200 metres|200&nbsp;m]], [[long jump]], and [[triple jump]]. Suffering from poor eyesight accentuated by a childhood eye injury, he was poor at other sports, but excelled on the track from an early age.
 
==Professional career==
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He first set the 100m world record in June 1991 with a time of 9.90&nbsp;seconds. This was broken that September by [[Carl Lewis]] who ran 9.86&nbsp;sec at the [[1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres|1991 World Track and Field Championships]] where Burrell finished second in a new personal best time of 9.88&nbsp;sec. In July 1994, Burrell set the world record for the second time when he ran 9.85&nbsp;sec (a record that stood until the [[1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Olympics]] when [[Donovan Bailey]] ran 9.84&nbsp;sec).{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}
 
Since his [[retirement]] in 1998, Burrell has replaced his old college mentor, [[Tom Tellez]], as coach of the University of Houston's track and field team. Burrell has led UH to 14 men's [[Conference USA]] titles (nine indoor, five outdoor) and nine women's titles (four indoor, five outdoor). He was inducted into the Texas Track and Field Coaches Hall of Fame in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ttfca2.wixsite.com/txtfhalloffame/inductees |title=Archived copyTxtfhalloffame |access-date=2017-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116170038/http://ttfca2.wixsite.com/txtfhalloffame/inductees |archive-date=2017-01-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
In June 2022, Burrell stepped down as head coach at Houston and accepted the head coaching position for [[Auburn Tigers#Track and field|Auburn track and field]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Duarte |first1=Joseph |title=Seeking clean slate after family tragedy, Houston track coach Leroy Burrell leaving for Auburn |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/college/article/Houston-track-field-Leroy-Burrell-coach-Auburn-17246358.php |access-date=22 June 2022 |work=[[Houston Chronicle]] |date=16 June 2022}}</ref>
 
==Personal life==
Burrell married [[Michelle Finn-Burrell|Michelle Finn]], also a sprinter, in 1994, and they have three sons together: [[Cameron Burrell|Cameron]] who was a sprinter for the [[Houston Cougars]] and died in 2021,<ref>{{cite web |title=In His Parents' Very Fast Footsteps |author=Jeré Longman |date=May 23, 2013 |website=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=April 28, 2019 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/sports/cameron-burrell-is-following-in-very-fast-footsteps.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports.yahoo.com/amphtml/former-ncaa-track-champion-son-of-olympic-gold-medalists-cameron-burrell-dies-at-26-014734061.html|title=Former NCAA track champion, Carl Lewis' godson Cameron Burrell dies at 26|date=11 August 2021 }}</ref> Joshua, and Jaden. On June 7, 2017, Cameron joined his father in the [[10-second barrier|sub-10 second club]]. Burrell's younger sister [[Dawn Burrell|Dawn]] also competed in track and field at the highest level, as a member of the 2000 US Olympic team and [[2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's long jump|world indoor champion]] in the long jump.<ref name=BBC>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/in_depth/2001/world_indoor_athletics/1213505.stm Burrell strikes gold]. [[BBC Sport]] (2001-03-10). Retrieved on 2011-01-05.</ref>
 
==Statistics==
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| [[60&nbsp;m]] || 6.48 || Madrid indoor meet || [[Madrid, Spain]] || February 13, 1991 || {{refn|group=note|name=60mWR}} <ref name=60mWR/><ref name=60mWR1.2/>
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| rowspan=2|[[100&nbsp;m]] || 9.90 || [[1991 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships|U.S. Championships]] || [[Downing Stadium|New York, New York]], U.S. || June 14, 1991 || +1.8&nbsp;m/s wind {{refn|group=note|name=100mWR|American [[Carl Lewis]] broke Leroy Burrell's 9.90&nbsp;s world record in the 100&nbsp;m two months later at the [[1991 World Championships in Athletics|1991 World Championships]] with a time of 9.86&nbsp;s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.si.com/vault/1991/09/02/124837/the-great-race-carl-lewis-shattered-the-world-record-in-the-best-100-meter-dash-ever-run |title=THE GREAT RACE |author=Kenny Moore |website=si.com |publisher=[[Sports Illustrated]] |date=September 2, 1991 |access-date=April 28, 2019}}</ref>}} <ref name=1991100mWR>{{cite web |url=httphttps://communityarchive.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19910615&slug=/1289204/burrell-makes-his-mark-in-the-100----sprinter-edges-training-partner-lewis-in-990-for-world-record |title=Burrell Makes His Mark In The 100 -- Sprinter Edges Training Partner Lewis In 9.90 For World Record |website=seattletimes.com |publisher=[[Seattle Times]] |date=June 15, 1991 |access-date=April 26, 2019}}</ref><ref name=1991100mWR2>{{cite web |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1991-06-15-9106150576-story.html |title=BURRELL NEW KING OF 100 METERS |author=Wayne Coffey |website=orlandosentinel.com |publisher=[[Orlando Sentinel]] |date=June 15, 1991 |access-date=April 26, 2019}}</ref><ref name=1991100mWR3>{{cite web |url=https://www.si.com/vault/1991/07/01/124468/super-power-leroy-burrell-is-already-the-fastest-man-alive-and-at-24-hes-only-getting-better |title=SUPER POWER |author=Merrell Noden |website=si.com |publisher=[[Sports Illustrated]] |date=July 1, 1991 |access-date=April 27, 2019}}</ref>
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| 9.85 || [[Athletissima|Athletissima Lausanne]] || [[Stade Olympique de la Pontaise|Lausanne, Switzerland]] || July 6, 1994 || +1.2&nbsp;m/s wind {{refn|group=note|name=100mWR2}} <ref name=1994100mWR/><ref name=1994100mWR2/>
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| 37.67 || [[Weltklasse Zürich]] || [[Letzigrund|Zürich, Switzerland]] || August 7, 1991 || {{refn|group=note|name=4x100mWR2|Shared with Americans [[Michael Marsh (sprinter)|Michael Marsh]], [[Dennis Mitchell]], and [[Carl Lewis]] for the U.S.<ref name=4x100mWR2/>}} <ref name=4x100mWR2>{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-08-08-9103260872-story.html |title=U.S. REGAINS 400 RELAY RECORD |website=chicagotribune.com |publisher=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=August 8, 1991 |access-date=April 28, 2019}}</ref>
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| 37.50 || [[1991 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] || [[National Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo, Japan]] || September 1, 1991 || Former {{AthAbbr|CR}}{{refn|group=note|name=4x100mWR3|Shared with Americans [[Andre Cason]], [[Dennis Mitchell]], and [[Carl Lewis]] for the U.S.<ref name=4x100mWR3/>}} <ref name=4x100mWR3>{{cite web |url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/180835/US-SETS-WORLD-RECORD-IN-THE-4X100-METER-RELAY.html |title=U.S. SETS WORLD RECORD IN THE 4X100-METER RELAY |author=Enrico Jacomini |website=deseretnews.com |publisher=[[Deseret News]] |date=September 2, 1991 |access-date=April 28, 2019}}{{dead link|date=November 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
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| 37.40 || [[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] || [[Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc|Barcelona, Spain]] || August 8, 1992 || Former {{AthAbbr|OR}}{{refn|group=note|name=4x100mWR4}} <ref name=4x100mWR4/><ref name=4x100mWR4.2/>
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| 37.40 || [[1993 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] || [[Stuttgart, Germany]] || August 21, 1993 || Former {{AthAbbr|CR}}{{refn|group=note|name=4x100mWR5}} <ref name=4x100mWR5>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/08/22/sports/track-field-us-men-equal-world-record-in-400-meter-relay.html |title=TRACK & FIELD; U.S. Men Equal World Record in 400-Meter Relay |author=Frank Litsky |website=[[The New York Times]] |date=August 22, 1993 |access-date=April 28, 2019}}</ref><ref name=4x100mWR5.2>{{cite web |url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/306093/US-RELAY-TEAM-SHOWS-IT-DOESNT-NEED-CARL-LEWIS.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929143918/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/306093/US-RELAY-TEAM-SHOWS-IT-DOESNT-NEED-CARL-LEWIS.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 29, 2018 |title=U.S. RELAY TEAM SHOWS IT DOESN'T NEED CARL LEWIS |author=Bert Rosenthal |website=deseretnews.com |publisher=[[Deseret News]] |date=August 22, 1993 |access-date=April 28, 2019}}</ref>
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| rowspan=3|[[4 × 200 m relay|{{nowrap|4 × 200 m}} relay]] || 1:19.38 || Koblenz meet || [[Koblenz, Germany]] || August 23, 1989 || {{refn|group=note|name=4x200mWR|Shared with Americans [[Danny Everett]], [[Floyd Heard]], and [[Carl Lewis]] for the [[Santa Monica Track Club]].<ref name=4x200mWR/>}} <ref name=4x200mWR>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-08-23-sp-1122-story.html |title=Lewis Anchors 800-Meter Relay Record |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=August 23, 1989 |access-date=April 28, 2019}}</ref>
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| [[55&nbsp;m]] || 6.09 || n/a || Houston indoor meet || [[Houston, Texas]], U.S. || January 28, 1991 ||
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| [[60&nbsp;m]] || 6.48 || n/a || Madrid indoor meet || [[Madrid, Spain]] || February 13, 1991 || Former {{AthAbbr|WR}}{{refn|group=note|name=60mWR|American [[Andre Cason]] broke Leroy Burrell's 6.48&nbsp;s world record in the 60&nbsp;m a year later with a time of 6.45&nbsp;s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1992-01-30-9201090798-story.html |title=U.S. SPRINTER BREAKS WORLD MARK |website=chicagotribune.com |publisher=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=January 30, 1992 |access-date=April 26, 2019}}</ref>}} <ref name=60mWR>{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-02-14-9101140356-story.html |title=BURRELL BEATS WORLD MARK IN 60-METER DASH-TWICE |website=chicagotribune.com |publisher=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=February 14, 1991 |access-date=April 26, 2019}}</ref><ref name=60mWR1.2>{{cite news |url=https://elpais.com/diario/1991/02/15/deportes/666572401_850215.html |title=El récord anulado a Burrell, una discusión de centésimas |author=Juan José Fernández |newspaper=El País |publisherwebsite=[[El PaisPaís]] |date=February 15, 1991 |access-date=April 26, 2019}}</ref>
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| [[100&nbsp;m]] || 9.85 || +1.2 || [[Athletissima|Athletissima Lausanne]] || [[Stade Olympique de la Pontaise|Lausanne, Switzerland]] || July 6, 1994 || Former {{AthAbbr|WR}}{{refn|group=note|name=100mWR2|Canadian [[Donovan Bailey]] broke Leroy Burrel's 9.85&nbsp;s world record in the 100&nbsp;m two years later at the [[1996 Summer Olympics]] with a time of 9.84&nbsp;s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://runningmagazine.ca/rio-2016/remembering-canadas-greatest-olympic-moments-donovan-bailey-wins-100m-gold/ |title=Remembering Canada's greatest Olympic moments: Donovan Bailey wins 100m gold |author=Tim Huebsch |website=runningmagazine.ca |publisher=Canadian Running Magazine |date=July 29, 2016 |access-date=April 26, 2019}}</ref>}} <ref name=1994100mWR>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-07-07-sp-12914-story.html |title=Burrell Eclipses 100-Meter Mark : Track and Field: Time of 9.85 seconds at Swiss meet surpasses Carl Lewis' record of 9.86. |author=The Associated Press |author-link=The Associated Press |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=July 7, 1994 |access-date=April 26, 2019}}</ref><ref name=1994100mWR2>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/07/sports/track-and-field-leroy-burrell-breaks-mark-for-100-meters.html |title=TRACK AND FIELD; Leroy Burrell Breaks Mark For 100 Meters |author=Frank Litsky |website=[[The New York Times]] |date=July 7, 1994 |access-date=April 26, 2019}}</ref>
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Leroy Burrell}}
*{{iaafWorld name|id=392Athletics}}
*[http://www.usatf.org/Athlete-Bios/Hall-of-Fame/2017-Hall-of-Fame-Bios/Leroy-Burrell.aspx Leroy Burrell] hall of fame bio at [[USATF]]
*[https://uhcougars.com/coaches.aspx?rc=462&path=track Leroy Burrell] bio at the [[Houston Cougars]]
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[[Category:Sportspeople from PhiladelphiaDelaware County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:People from Lansdowne, Pennsylvania]]
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[[Category:American male sprinters]]
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[[Category:African-American male track and field athletes]]
[[Category:World record setters in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track and field]]
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[[Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States]]
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[[Category:Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games]]
[[Category:Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games]]
[[Category:21st-century African-American peoplesportsmen]]
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[[Category:NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners]]
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