▁Ba iley ▁ru pt ured ▁his ▁Ach illes ▁tend on ▁while ▁playing ▁basketball ▁during ▁the ▁post ▁season ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁effectively ▁ending ▁his ▁career . ▁He ▁made ▁a ▁second ▁attempt ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁for ▁Olympic ▁glory , ▁but ▁suffered ▁from ▁p neum onia ▁and ▁dropped ▁out ▁during ▁the ▁r ounds . ▁He ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁sport ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁having ▁been ▁a ▁three - time ▁World ▁and ▁ 2 ▁time ▁Olympic ▁champion . ▁ ▁Ba iley ' s ▁time ▁of ▁ 9 . 8 4 ▁in ▁Atlanta ▁was ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 m ▁world ▁record ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁broken ▁by ▁Maurice ▁Gre ene . ▁The ▁time ▁also ▁stood ▁as ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁record ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁broken ▁by ▁As af a ▁Pow ell , ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁current ▁Canadian ▁record ▁holder ▁( shared ▁with ▁Brun y ▁Sur in ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 9 ). ▁His ▁Olympic ▁record ▁was ▁broken ▁by ▁Us ain ▁Bol t ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Be ij ing ▁Olympics . ▁ ▁World ' s ▁Fast est ▁Man ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁he ▁rac ed ▁against ▁Michael ▁Johnson ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 5 0 ▁m ▁race ▁at ▁Toronto ' s ▁Rog ers ▁Centre ▁in ▁a ▁bid ▁to ▁truly ▁determine ▁who ▁the ▁world '