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Mark Witherspoon
Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1963-09-03) September 3, 1963 (age 60) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight	187 lb (85 kg)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Track
Event(s)	100 m, 200 m
College team	UW Parkside Abilene Christian
Club	Santa Monica Track Club

Donald Mark Witherspoon (born September 3, 1963, in Chicago) is an American former sprinter.^[1] He joined his high school track team after having success as a cornerback on the football team. In college, he was primarily a 200 m and 400 m runner. He recorded an impressive 19.3 200 m split on a 4 × 200 m and a 43.9 440 yd leg on a 4x440 yd while in college.^[2] As a professional, he competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics, where he tore his achilles tendon.^[3]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the United States
1987	World Indoor Championships	Indianapolis, United States	2nd	60 m	6.54
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	35th (h)	100 m	10.65
1990	Goodwill Games	Seattle, United States	3rd	100 m	10.17
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	4th (qf)	100 m	10.19¹
1994	World Cup	London, United Kingdom	3rd	4 × 100 m relay	39.33

¹Did not finish in the semifinals

Personal bests

Outdoor

100 meters – 10.04 (+1.8 m/s, San José 1987)
200 meters – 20.12 (+1.0 m/s, Houston 1989)

References

^ Mark Witherspoon at World Athletics
^ Hersh, Phil (May 18, 1987). "SPRINTER WINS BY TREADING STRAIGHT PATH". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mark Witherspoon". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2012.

v t e US National Championship winners in men's 100-meter dash
1876–1878 New York Athletic Club	1876: Charles McIvor 1877: William Wilmer 1878: Fred Saportas
1879–1888 NAAAA	1879: Beverly Value 1880-81: Lon Myers 1882-83: Arthur Waldron 1884-86^ro: Malcolm Ford 1887: Charles Sherrill 1888^{Note 1}: Fred Westing
1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1888^{Note 1}: Fred Westing 1889-90: John Owen 1891: Luther Cary 1892: Harry Jewett 1893: Charles Stage 1894: Tom Lee 1895-97: Bernie Wefers 1898: Frank Jarvis 1899: Arthur Duffey 1900: Maxie Long 1901: Frank Sears 1902: Pat Walsh 1903: Archie Hahn 1904: Lawson Robertson 1905: Charles Parsons 1906: Charles Seitz 1907: Harold Huff 1908: William Hamilton 1909: William Martin 1910: James Rosenberger 1911: Gwin Henry 1912-13: Howard Drew 1914-15: Jo Loomis 1916-17: Andy Ward 1918: Arthur Henke 1919: William Hayes 1920^OT: Loren Murchison 1921: Charley Paddock 1922: Robert McAllister 1923: Loren Murchison 1924: Charley Paddock 1925: Frank Hussey 1926: Charley Borah 1927: Chester Bowman 1928^OT: Frank Wykoff 1929-30: Eddie Tolan 1931: Frank Wykoff 1932^OT: Ralph Metcalfe 1933-34: Ralph Metcalfe 1935: Eulace Peacock 1936: Jesse Owens 1937: Perrin Walker 1938: Ben Johnson 1939: Clyde Jeffrey 1940: Harold Davis 1941: Barney Ewell 1942-43: Harold Davis 1944: Buddy Young 1945: Barney Ewell 1946-47: Bill Mathis 1948: Barney Ewell 1949: Andy Stanfield 1950: Art Bragg 1951: Jim Golliday 1952: Dean Smith 1953-54: Art Bragg 1955-56: Bobby Morrow 1957: Leamon King 1958: Bobby Morrow 1959-60: Ray Norton 1961: Frank Budd 1962-64: Bob Hayes 1965: George Anderson 1966: Charles Greene 1967: Jim Hines 1968: Charles Greene 1969-70: Ivory Crockett 1971: Del Meriwether 1972: Robert Taylor 1973-74: Steve Williams 1975: Don Quarrie (JAM) * Steve Williams 1976: Chris Garpenborg (SWE) Robert Woods 1977: Don Quarrie (JAM) Steve Williams 1978: Clancy Edwards 1979: James Sanford
1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: Stanley Floyd 1981-83: Carl Lewis 1984: Sam Graddy 1985: Kirk Baptiste 1986: Carl Lewis 1987: Mark Witherspoon 1988: Emmit King 1989: Leroy Burrell 1990: Carl Lewis 1991: Leroy Burrell 1992^OT: Dennis Mitchell
1993–present USA Track & Field	1993: Andre Cason 1994: Dennis Mitchell 1995: Michael Marsh 1996^OT: Dennis Mitchell 1997: Maurice Greene 1998: Tim Harden 1999: Dennis Mitchell 2000^OT: Maurice Greene 2001: Bernard Williams 2002: Maurice Greene 2003: Bernard Williams 2004^OT: Maurice Greene 2005: Justin Gatlin 2006-08^OT: Tyson Gay 2009: Mike Rodgers 2010-11: Walter Dix 2012^OT-13: Justin Gatlin 2014: Mike Rodgers 2015: Tyson Gay 2016^OT: Justin Gatlin 2017: Justin Gatlin 2018: Noah Lyles 2019: Christian Coleman 2021^{2020 OT}: Trayvon Bromell 2022: Fred Kerley 2023: Cravont Charleston
Notes	Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event. 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Distance:Until 1927 the event was over 100 yards, and again from 1929-31 ro:In 1886 the event was won after a run-off

v t e 1992 USA Olympic track and field team
Qualification	1992 United States Olympic trials (track and field)
Men's track and road athletes	Michael Bates Arthur Blake Leroy Burrell Mark Croghan Tony Dees Brian Diemer Danny Everett Mark Everett Marco Evoniuk Ed Eyestone Johnny Gray Darnell Hall (r) Terrance Herrington Steve Holman Allen James Chip Jenkins James Jett (r) Michael Johnson Bob Kempainen Bob Kennedy Carl Lewis (r) Steve Lewis Daniel Lopez Michael Marsh Dennis Mitchell McClinton Neal Herm Nelson José Parrilla David Patrick Jack Pierce Steve Plasencia Aaron Ramirez Reuben Reina Carl Schueler Steve Spence Jim Spivey John Trautmann Andrew Valmon (r) Quincy Watts Todd Williams Mark Witherspoon Kevin Young
Men's field athletes	Charles Austin Ron Backes Mike Barnett Brian Blutreich Tim Bright Mike Buncic Mike Conley Hollis Conway Brian Crouser Lance Deal Jim Doehring Ken Flax Joe Greene Dave Johnson Carl Lewis Jud Logan Aric Long Rob Muzzio Darrin Plab Mike Powell Tom Pukstys Charles Simpkins Mike Stulce Kory Tarpenning John Tillman Dave Volz Anthony Washington
Women's track and road athletes	Evelyn Ashford Tonja Buford Joetta Clark Gwynneth Coogan Gail Devers Sandra Farmer-Patrick Michelle Finn Carlette Guidry Suzy Hamilton Victoria Herazo Denean Hill (r) Regina Jacobs Julie Jenkins Lynn Jennings Esther Jones (r) Natasha Kaiser Janis Klecker Francie Larrieu-Smith Debbi Lawrence LaVonna Martin Jearl Miles Cathy O'Brien Annette Peters PattiSue Plumer Meredith Rainey Michelle Rohl Shelly Steely Rochelle Stevens Judi St. Hilaire Lynda Tolbert Gwen Torrence Janeene Vickers Dannette Young (r)
Women's field athletes	Paula Berry Kym Carter Sharon Couch Bonnie Dasse Pam Dukes Sheila Echols Carla Garrett Cindy Greiner Tanya Hughes Jackie Joyner-Kersee Donna Mayhew Penny Neer Ramona Pagel Connie Price-Smith Sue Rembao Amber Welty
Coaches	Mel Rosen (men's head coach) Harry Groves (men's assistant coach) Erv Hunt (men's assistant coach) Ed Jacoby (men's assistant coach) Bill Moultrie (men's assistant coach) Fred Samara (men's assistant coach) Barbara Jacket (women's head coach) Dorothy Doolittle (women's assistant coach) Lance Harter (women's assistant coach) Bert Lyle (women's assistant coach)

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