Editing Donovan Bailey (section)

===1995: Breakthrough===
On April 22, 1995, Bailey made history by breaking the [[10-second barrier]] for the first time in the 100 m, becoming the 18th man and 2nd Canadian to legally do so. His time of 9.99 seconds was just 4 hundredths shy of [[Ben Johnson (Canadian sprinter)|Ben Johnson]]'s record of 9.95.<ref name="thesputnik.ca"/> In July, he broke Johnson's record with 9.91 at the national championships, the fastest time of the year, effectively asserting his name as a favorite for the gold medal at the [[1995 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] in [[Gothenburg]] later that year. Bailey went on to win the title in 9.97 seconds, then followed it up by anchoring Canada to their first world championship gold in the [[1995 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|{{nowrap|4 × 100 m}}]].