Editing Linford Christie (section)

==Achievements and legacy==
Reflecting upon his track career, he stated: "I will have no complaints if people remember me as one of the best athletes in the world."<ref name="autogenerated2" /> He was the British record-holder for nearly 30 years at 100&nbsp;m, with the 9.87&nbsp;s he ran at the 1993 World Championships.<ref name=UKA>[http://www.ukathletics.net/supporters/hall-of-fame-athletes/linford-christie/ Linford Christie – Hall of Fame Athletes] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121104325/http://www.ukathletics.net/supporters/hall-of-fame-athletes/linford-christie/ |date=21 November 2008 }} [[UK Athletics]]; Retrieved on 2009-01-20</ref> He was the third Briton, after [[Harold Abrahams]] and [[Allan Wells]], and the fifth European to win the 100&nbsp;m at the Olympic Games, and the last to do so until 2021, when Italian [[Marcell Jacobs]] took the Olympic title in Tokyo in the delayed [[2020 Summer Olympics]]. He remains the oldest male athlete to win the 100&nbsp;metres at the Olympics at the age of 32.<ref name=UKA/>

As of 2019, Christie's [[British records in athletics|British record]] of 9.87&nbsp;seconds in the 100&nbsp;metres makes him the third fastest European in history; after [[Francis Obikwelu]]'s 9.86&nbsp;s personal best which broke Christie's [[European record progression 100 metres men|European record]], and the same time achieved by French sprinter [[Jimmy Vicaut]].<ref name=Top100>{{cite web |title=100&nbsp;Metres All Time |publisher=[[IAAF]] |date=20 January 2009 |url=http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/inout=O/age=N/season=0/sex=M/all=y/legal=A/disc=100/detail.htmx |access-date=20 January 2009}}</ref> His 100&nbsp;m personal best fares favourably in comparison with his contemporaries: [[Carl Lewis]] and [[Frankie Fredericks]] managed 9.86 s while [[Leroy Burrell]] ran 9.85 s.<ref name=Top100/> Christie broke the ten-second barrier nine times, and was the first European to break the ten-second barrier. In the 1988 100 metres Olympic final, he became the first man to break the ten-second barrier and not win the race. In the 1991 World Championships 100 m final, he became the first man to break the ten-second barrier and come fourth, running 9.92 seconds.

In the 4 × 100 m relay event Christie's performance as [[Relay race|anchor]], alongside [[Colin Jackson]], [[Tony Jarrett]] and [[John Regis (athlete)|John Regis]], set a European record of 37.77&nbsp;s at the [[1993 World Championships in Athletics|1993 World Championships]]. This was beaten six years later by a 37.73&nbsp;s run by a British team, which included his protégé [[Darren Campbell]].<ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/uk/mg99.htm United Kingdom all-time lists men] gbrathletics; Retrieved 2008-01-20</ref> However, Christie's team's performance is still the second fastest 4 × 100&nbsp;m performance by a European team and one of the best by a non-United States relay team.<ref name=4x100>[http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/inout=O/age=N/season=0/sex=M/all=y/legal=A/disc=4X1/detail.html 4x100 Metres Relay All Time] [[IAAF]] Retrieved on 2008-01-20</ref>

Over 60 m, Christie set a European record of 6.47&nbsp;s in 1995 which was beaten by fellow Briton [[Jason Gardener]] in 1999 with 6.46&nbsp;s. Christie has the fourth fastest time over the distance for a European after Gardener, [[Ronald Pognon]]<ref name="60List">[http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/inout=i/age=n/season=0/sex=M/all=y/legal=A/disc=60/detail.html 60 Metres All Time] [[IAAF]]; Retrieved on 2019-07-01</ref> and the current European record holder [[Dwain Chambers]].

Christie also holds 3 current 35–39 [[Masters Athletics World Records|masters age group world records]]. On 23 September 1995, Christie set a M35 world record of 9.97 in the 100 m which no longer stands. On 25 June 1995 he set the current M35 world record in the 200 m in 20.11 seconds and on 3 January 1997 Christie set the current indoor record in the M35 60 m in a time of 6.51 seconds.

Christie broke the world indoor record over 200 m with 20.25&nbsp;s at [[Liévin]] in 1995, and remains the seventh fastest sprinter on the all-time list.<ref>[http://iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/inout=i/age=n/season=0/sex=M/all=y/legal=A/disc=200/detail.html 200 Metres All Time] [[IAAF]] Retrieved on 2019-07-01</ref>
[[Image:B of the Bang (landscape).jpg|thumb|[[B of the Bang]]: a sculpture named after a Christie quotation]]

He was appointed [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] in 1990 and [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] in 1998.<ref name=UKA/> In 1993, the West London Stadium, where he spent much time training, was renamed the [[Linford Christie Stadium]] in his honour. Christie's claim that he started races on the "B of the Bang" inspired a large public sculpture [[B of the Bang|of the same name]]. Erected as a celebration of the [[2002 Commonwealth Games]] in Manchester, it was officially unveiled by Christie in 2004. Owing to safety concerns, it was dismantled in 2009. In 2010, he was inducted into the [[England Athletics Hall of Fame]], and in 2009, he was inducted into the [[London Youth Games Hall of Fame]].