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| show-medals = | updated = }} Antonio McKay Sr. (born February 9, 1964 in Atlanta, Georgia) is a former track and field athlete who specialized in the 400 meters. ==Career== He won All-American honours competing for Georgia Tech and was the NCAA champion both indoors and outdoors in 1984. He won at the United States Olympic Track Trials thus qualifying for the 1984 US Olympic Team.〔(Antonio McKay ). Georgia Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved on 2010-11-12.〕 At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the 400 m behind Alonzo Babers and Gabriel Tiacoh.〔(Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 400 metres ). Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2010-11-12.〕 He teamed up with Babers in the 4×400-meter relay event and he led the team home to victory, winning his first Olympic gold medal.〔(Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay ). Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2010-11-12.〕 He won 400 m gold medals at the 1986 Goodwill Games in Moscow and at the 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Indianapolis. He ran at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics, but was eliminated in the quarter-finals. However, he managed to win a gold medal in the relay with his compatriots Danny Everett, Roddie Haley and Butch Reynolds. He ran in the relay heats at the 1988 Summer Olympics and received a gold medal for his contribution as the American runners won in the final. He retained his 400 m indoor title at the 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships, setting a championship record of 45.59 seconds in the process.〔 In 1989, McKay became the first Black track and field athlete to compete for the New York Athletic Club, which had historically banned Blacks and Jews from membership.〔()〕 He failed a doping test in 1990 for the banned stimulant phenylpropanolamine. After initially being banned for three months, the ban was overturned on the defense that neither McKay nor the doctor who had prescribed him a flu remedy where aware that the banned substance was contained in the medicine.〔(McKay's Ban Halted on Appeal ). ''Los Angeles Times'' (1990-05-30). Retrieved on 2010-11-12.〕 His final international medal came at the 1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships, where he won the silver in the men's relay. McKay retired from competition around 1994. He remains the joint United States and Panamerican record holder in the rarely competed indoor 4×200 m relay, which he set in 1991 in Glasgow, Scotland alongside Thomas Jefferson, Raymond Pierre and Kevin Little.〔(American Open Indoor Track & Field Records ). USATF (2009-12-23). Retrieved on 2010-11-12.〕 He now works as a track coach at North Springs High School, a public high school in Sandy Springs, Georgia. Following the murder of McKay's sister, he has raised her two sons.〔http://www.11alive.com/news/article_news.aspx?storyid=96885 retrieved 2008-09-21.〕 Coached the Dunwoody High School Girls Track and Field 5AAAAA Team to the State Championships for the 2012–2013 Season. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Antonio McKay」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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