Nicolas Macrozonaris

Nicolas Macrozonaris
Personal information
Nationality Canadian
Born (1980-08-22) August 22, 1980
Laval, Quebec, Canada
Residence Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Sport
Sport Running, Track and Field
Event(s) Sprints
Team Reebok[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 50m: 5.69s (Saskatoon 2002)
60m: 6.56s (Montreal 2002)
100m: 10.03s (Mexico City 2003)
200m: 20.85s (Victoria 2003)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Canada
Canadian Track and Field Championships
2001 Edmonton 100 m
2002 Edmonton 100 m
2003 Victoria 100 m
2003 Victoria 200 m
2004 Victoria 100 m
2005 Winnipeg 100 m
2006 Ottawa 100 m
2007 Windsor 100 m
2000 NACAC Under-25 Championships in Athletics
2000 Monterrey, Mexico 100 m

Nicolas Macrozonaris (born August 22, 1980) is a Canadian Olympic track & field athlete who has won the 100 meter national title four times and once in the 200 meter.

Career

He was inspired to run track and field after watching Donovan Bailey win the 100 meters at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. After watching that race, it motivated him to take the sport seriously. A few years later, as a junior, he tied Ben Johnson's Canadian national record in the 50 meter sprint, running a time of 5.83. The following year, after 4 years of intensive training, he qualified for the 2000 Sydney Olympics' 100 meter event at the age of 19. At the Olympics,he ran a time of 10.45 to finish 42nd overall out of 95, being eliminated in the heats.

His culminating moment as a sprinter came in 2003 when he ran a time of 10.03 and beat the then world record holder, American Tim Montgomery in Mexico City. As of 2014, his time of 10.03 is still ranked the third fastest Canadian 100m time, behind Bruny Surin and Donovan Bailey who both share the national record with a 9.84 clocking.

In 2004, he qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and finished 28th out of 80 in the 100 meter event, thus improving his position from his previous Olympic Games in Sydney where he finished 42nd.

Nicolas has represented Canada in many international competitions and has qualified for six World Championships, three Francophone Games, two Olympic Games, two Commonwealth games, one World Cup, and one Pan American Championship.

Statistics

Personal bests

Event Best Location Date
50 metres 5.69s Saskatoon SK Canada 12 January 2002
60 metres 6.56s Montreal, QC Canada 14 December 2002
100 metres 10.03s Mexico City 3 May 2003
200 metres 20.85s Victoria, BC Canada 20 July 2003

References

  1. ↑ "Nicolas Macrozonaris court en Reebok". Infopresse. July 18, 2003.
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