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Donovan Bailey

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File No. 965132  ·  Adjudicated

Donovan Bailey

Athlete — He was the first Canadian to legally break the 10-second barrier in the 100m

Born
1967
Birthplace
MANCHESTER PARISH, JAMAICA
Citizenships
JAMAICA / CA

Canadianness Score

🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
3.0/ 5
Weighted across 6 scored criteria

Designation

Ya No Ya 🤔

Knows that bud → buddy → pal is not an escalation in friendliness.

Scorecard

Path B — not born on Canadian soil
I. Origin
Born on Canadian soil — no
MANCHESTER PARISH, JAMAICA
Canadian parentage — no
No Canadian parents on record
Citizenship on record — yes
Held — by descent or naturalisation
II. Residency
Formative years spent in Canada — yes
Raised — Canada
Lived in Canada by choice — yes
Residency on record as an adult
Worked or filmed in Canada — yes
Credits filed north of the 49th
III. Cultural evidence — not scored
Section III is recorded for the file only. It carries no weight under either path.
Publicly claims to be Canadian — not scored
Says so, out loud
Canada claims them back — not scored
Claimed, enthusiastically

Fun fact

Set the 100m world record of 9.84 seconds at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics while representing Canada

The verdict

Donovan Bailey was born in Jamaica, immigrated to Canada at age 12 and proudly represented Canada on the world stage.

Adjudicated by
The Standings Committee
Status
Final — appealable
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References — en.wikipedia.org