Sprint legend Donald Quarrie has been nominated for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Greatest Of All Time (GOAT) award.

Records smashed, glass ceilings broken, and history written, 90 years of the Commonwealth Games have provided an outstanding number of achievements, Quarrie being one of them.

The four-time Olympic medalist and three times defending champion of the 100m Commonwealth sprint is up against 13 athletes and teams from across the past 21 Commonwealth Games who have etched their place in history.

The GOAT award will be presented to the team or individual who dominates the mind when thinking about the Games. The winner will be chosen based on their success, legacy, and impact.

Who is Donald Quarrie?

Donald Quarrie is a former Jamaican track and field athlete and one of the world’s greatest sprinters who dominated during the 1970s.

He was born on February 25, 1951 and is one of Jamaica’s greatest living sports legends at the age of 71.

At 17, Quarrie was to make his debut performance at the 1968 Summer Olympics but could not compete because he was injured.

Determined to pursue his career in sports, he returned to the main stage again at the 1970 Commonwealth Games.

Quarrie was seen as the underdog, competing against many other experienced runners but claimed both the 100m and 200m, silencing those who doubted him. To top it off, he anchored the Jamaican 4 x 100 m relay team, and pocketed a third Commonwealth title.

He repeated his historic sprint double the following year at the Pan American Games in Cali and his time in the 200m was a hand-timed 19.8.

In 1974, at the Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, he repeated his stellar performance in 1970 and grabbed both the 100m and 200m title, becoming the first athlete to retain the title in their event.

At the 1978 Commonwealth Games, he won his third consecutive 100m title, but was eliminated in the 200m after suffering a cramp. However, he stormed back to the track in Moscow for the Olympic Games and added a bronze to his collection for the 200m.