Please answer the following question: Facts: - sport: running - event: 100 metres , 200 metres - weight: 152 lb kg on - height: 5 ft 10 in m 2 on - birth date: 08 january 1961 - name: calvin smith - collegeteam: university of alabama Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of calvin smith .
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calvin smith -lrb- born january 8 , 1961 -rrb- is a former sprint track and field athlete from the united states .he is a former world record holder in the 100-meter sprint with 9.93 seconds in 1983 , and was twice world champion over 200 metres , in 1983 and 1987 .he also won an olympic gold medal in the 4x100-meter relay in 1984 .he was born in bolton , mississippi .though smith was one of the best sprinters in the world in the 1980s , he was a quiet and unassuming character and ran in the shadow of the more charismatic carl lewis .