Linford Cicero Christie is British former sprinter considered as the most decorated male British athlete ever. Though he emerged in the track scene at a rather late stage of life for a sprinter, he successfully created a niche for himself. He has won 24 major championship medals that included winning gold medals in 100m dash of all the four major events where a British athlete can perform namely the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, European Championships and World Championships – becoming and remaining the only British male athlete to achieve such feat. His accomplishments included one gold and two silver medals at the Olympic Games; one gold, one silver and two bronze medals in World Championships; two silver medals in World Indoor Championships; three gold, one silver and two bronze medals in European Championships; three gold and one bronze medals in European Indoor Championships; and three gold and two silver medals in the Commonwealth Games. The races included 60m, 100m, 200m and 4x100 m relay. Christie remains the first European sprinter to achieve sub-10 Seconds timing in 100m and till present holds the British record with his 9.87 s run set at the 1993 World Championships. He also held European records for 60m, 100m and 4 x 100 metres as well as world indoor record for 200 metres, later surpassed by other athletes. He enlists as the third fastest sprinter among all time greats. He was inducted as MBE in 1990 and as OBE in 1998. His name was included in ‘London Youth Games Hall of Fame’ in 2009 and in ‘England Athletics Hall of Fame’ in 2010.