Dwain Chambers
Dwain Anthony Chambers is a British track sprinter. He has won international medals at World and European level and is one of the fastest European sprinters in the history of athletics. His primary event is the 100160metres, in which he has the fourth fastest time by a British sprinter. He is the European record holder for the 60 metres and 4100 metres relay events with 6.42160seconds and 37.73160s respectively. He received a twoyear athletics ban in 2003 after testing positive for THG, a banned performanceenhancing drug.
Chambers was born in Islington and raised in Finsbury, London. Running was a part of his family life his older sister Christine won the senior 100160metres finals at the English Schools Championships in 1986 and 1987 and competed in the European Athletics Junior Championships. As a schoolboy he was coached by Selwyn Philbert who devoted himself to the young sprinter. Chambers first athletic success came at the 1994 English Schools Athletic Association Championships, where he won the boys intermediate 100160m race with a time of 10.64160seconds. International medals followed at the 1995 European Junior Championships, at which he won the 100160m and the 4100 metres relay. He defended these titles at the 1997 European Junior Championships and set a then world junior record in the 100160m with a time of 10.06160s.
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