by almost half a second, establishing itself the best relay team in the world. Surin also reached the semifinal of 100 m in the same competition. Surin and the Canadian team won a gold medal again at the 1997 World Championships and a silver medal at the 1998 Goodwill Games. He was also seventh in 100 m at the 1997 World Championships and won a silver medal in 100 m at the 1999 World Championships. His time matched Donovan Bailey's Canadian record of 9.84. At the time, this was the fastest losing time in a 100 m race. At the 2000 Summer Olympics, Surin, one of the gold medal favorites, had not fully recovered from a leg injury sustained at the Canadian championships earlier that summer, and was eliminated in the semifinals of the 100m after slowing down visibly in pain and walking the rest of the way through the finish line. His last major championship race was in the semifinals of the 100 m at the 2001 World Championships, where he injured himself again and was pushed off the track in a wheelchair. In 2009, Surin became the new Canadian 50 metres record holder (40-45 age group) with a time of 6.15s at the McGill Open. In May 2022, Surin was named Team Canada's chef de mission for the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Honours In 2016, he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec. Book: Bruny Surin, le lion tranquille In 2009, a biography cowritten by Bruny Surin and Saïd Khalil entitled Bruny Surin, le lion tranquille was published by Éditions Libre Expression in Montreal. The book covers Bruny Surin recounting 17 years of his sports career. In the book, Surin criticizes doping, describing it as a gangrene that ails athletics and all other sports. Surin emigrated to Canada with his family in 1975. His father lost his family in the 2010 Haiti earthquake. He has two daughters. Surin ran for a seat on Laval City Council in a by-election on November 24, 2019, but lost by 82 votes. See also Canadian records in track and field References External links Official website 1967 births Living people People from Cap-Haïtien Athletes from Montreal Canadian sportsperson-politicians Canadian male sprinters Canadian male long jumpers Olympic male sprinters Olympic male long jumpers Olympic track and field athletes of Canada Olympic gold medalists for Canada Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track