LoRenzo Daniel is a retired track and field

Track and field

Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...

 sprinter

Sprint (race)

Sprints are short running events in athletics and track and field. Races over short distances are among the oldest running competitions. The first 13 editions of the Ancient Olympic Games featured only one event—the stadion race, which was a race from one end of the stadium to the other...

 from the United States

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, best known for setting the 1985 world's best year performance in the men's 200 meters. He did so on 1985-05-18 at a meet in Starkville, Mississippi, clocking 20.07. He attended Mississippi State University. Daniel grew up in Wrens, Georgia and now resides in Dallas, Texas. Used to be the fastest man in the world. Almost made the 1992 Olympics. He owns and founded the company Turbo Techniques...