Dwain Chambers
Athlete
Athlete Dwain Chambers (born 5/4/1978, Islington) is one of the fastest sprinters in the history of European athletics. He was a world junior record holder in the 100m with 10.06 seconds and at the 1995 and 1997 European Junior Championships he won the 100m and 4 x 100m gold medals. At the 1998 European Championships he took silver in the 100m. At the 1999 and 2002 European Cup Chambers took gold again in the 100m. By 2001 he had become the top British sprinter, breaking the 10 second barrier twice at the Edmonton World Championships.
After taking a break from athletics Dwain has since returned to sprinting, winning three gold medals in 2009 for the 60m, 100m and 200m at the European Indoor Championships and European Team Championships. On 13th March 2010 won the gold medal in the 60m at the World Indoor Championships.