World Athletics Championships: Christian Coleman basks in golden glory
Christian Coleman is an American professional track and field sprinter who competes in the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash. He was a double medalist at the World Championships in Athletics in 2017, winning silver medals in both the 100 m and 4 × 100-meter relay.
Coleman represented the United States in the relay at the 2016 Summer Olympics, competing in the heats only. He was the gold medalist in the 60 m at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships and is a two-time American national champion, having won the 60 m in 2018 and 100 m in 2019.
Coleman reveled in being crowned the world 100 meters champion after sealing gold in finals in Doha.
The 23-year-old lit up the World Athletics Championships by recording the sixth fastest time in history, clocking an impressive 9.76seconds.
"World champion, it sounds incredible, too good to be true," said Coleman, who saw a case against him for reportedly missing three doping tests dropped by the United States Anti-Doping Agency earlier this month.
"For me to make it here and come out with a gold is incredible. I was just out of college two years ago and not many people expected me to win a silver. I expected to come out here and be great and upgrade my silver medal."
With the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo drawing ever closer, Coleman admitted he had allowed his mind to wander to thoughts of competing in Japan next year.
