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{{Short description|American track and field athlete}}
{{BLP sources|date=April 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name           = Leroy Burrell
| image          = Conferencia de prensa de medallistas Carl Lewis y Leroy Burrel - 48468219112.jpg
| caption        = Burrell in 2019
| fullname       = Leroy Russel Burrell
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1967|02|21|mf=y}}
| birth_place    = [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| height         = 6 ft 0 in
| weight         = 180 lb
| sport          = [[Track and field]]
| event          = [[Sprint (running)|Sprints]] and [[long jump]]
| collegeteam    = [[Houston Cougars]] (1985-1990)
| club           = [[Santa Monica Track Club]]
| coach          = [[Tom Tellez]]<ref name=1991100mWR/>
| retired        = 1998<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uhcougars.com/coaches.aspx?rc=462&path=track |title=Leroy Burrell |website=uhcougars.com |publisher=[[Houston Cougars]] |access-date=April 26, 2019}}</ref>
| pb             = {{Unbulleted list
|'''60&nbsp;m''': 6.48&nbsp;s (1991)
|'''100&nbsp;m''': 9.85&nbsp;s (1994)
|'''200&nbsp;m''': 20.12&nbsp;s (1992)
|'''Long jump''': 8.37&nbsp;m (1989)}}
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport| Men's [[Sport of athletics|athletics]]}}
{{MedalCountry| the {{USA}} }}
{{MedalCompetition| [[Athletics at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Barcelona]] | [[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|4 × 100&nbsp;m relay]]}}
{{MedalCompetition| [[IAAF World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[1991 World Championships in Athletics|1991 Tokyo]] | [[1991 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|4 × 100&nbsp;m relay]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[1993 World Championships in Athletics|1993 Stuttgart]] | [[1993 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|4 × 100&nbsp;m relay]]}}
{{MedalSilver| 1991 Tokyo | [[1991 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 100 metres|100&nbsp;m]]}}
{{MedalCompetition| [[Athletics at the Goodwill Games|Goodwill Games]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[Athletics at the 1990 Goodwill Games|1990 Seattle]] | [[Athletics at the 1990 Goodwill Games – Results#100 meters|100&nbsp;m]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[Athletics at the 1994 Goodwill Games|1994 St. Petersburg]] | [[Athletics at the 1994 Goodwill Games – Results#100 meters|100&nbsp;m]]}}
{{MedalCompetition| [[IAAF World Cup|World Cup]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[1989 IAAF World Cup|1989 Barcelona]] | [[1989 IAAF World Cup – Results#Men|100&nbsp;m]]}}
}}
'''Leroy Russel Burrell''' (born February 21, 1967)<ref name="usatf.org">{{Cite web |title=USA Track & Field {{!}} Leroy Burrell |url=https://usatf.org/athlete-bios/leroy-burrell |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=usatf.org}}</ref> is an American former [[track and field]] athlete, who twice set the [[men's 100 metres world record progression|world record]] for the [[100 metres|100&nbsp;m]] [[Sprint (running)|sprint]].<ref name="usatf.org"/>

==Early life==
Burrell grew up in [[Lansdowne, Pennsylvania]], and attended [[Penn Wood High School]], where he single-handedly won the state championship by winning the 100&nbsp;m, [[200 metres|200&nbsp;m]], [[long jump]], and [[triple jump]]. Suffering from poor eyesight accentuated by a childhood eye injury, he was poor at other sports, but excelled on the track from an early age. He attended the [[University of Houston]] from 1986 to 1990, where he was a nine-time [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] All-American and set the NCAA outdoor record in the long jump.<ref>{{cite web |title=Leroy Burrell |url=http://www.phillyhall.org/inductee_profile.asp?ind=209 |website=Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame |access-date=22 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205125903/http://www.phillyhall.org/inductee_profile.asp?ind=209 |archive-date=5 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Hersh |first1=Phil |title=Burrell Makes Quest for Best |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-08-22-9103020614-story.html |access-date=22 June 2022 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=22 August 1991}}</ref>

==Professional career==
Burrell was plagued by injuries and bad luck throughout his career, particularly around major championships. He won [[Gold medal|gold]] in the 100&nbsp;m ahead of Carl Lewis at the 1990 [[Goodwill Games]] in [[Seattle]]. He won the [[Silver medal|silver]] in the 100&nbsp;m behind Lewis at the [[1991 World Championships in Athletics|1991 World Championships]]. At the [[1992 Summer Olympics]] in [[Barcelona]], Burrell false-started in the 100&nbsp;m final. When the race finally restarted, his reaction off the line was slow, and he finished fifth. He did manage to win a [[relay race|relay]] gold as part of the U.S. 4 × 100 m team.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}

On May 19, 1990, Burrell ran a wind-assisted 200&nbsp;m at [[College Station, Texas|College Station]], Texas, in a time of 19.61 seconds. The wind speed was +4.0 m per second. This was the fastest time for the 200&nbsp;m for over six years until the 1996 Olympic final in Atlanta, where [[Michael Johnson (sprinter)|Michael Johnson]] ran 19.32 seconds.

He first set the 100 m world record in June 1991 with a time of 9.90&nbsp;seconds. This was broken that September by [[Carl Lewis]] who ran 9.86&nbsp;sec at the [[1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres|1991 World Track and Field Championships]] where Burrell finished second in a new personal best time of 9.88&nbsp;sec. In July 1994, Burrell set the world record for the second time when he ran 9.85&nbsp;sec at [[Athletissima]], in Lausanne, Switzerland (a record that stood until the [[1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Olympics]] when [[Donovan Bailey]] ran 9.84&nbsp;sec).{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}

Since his [[retirement]] in 1998, Burrell has replaced his old college mentor, [[Tom Tellez]], as coach of the University of Houston's track and field team. Burrell has led UH to 14 men's [[Conference USA]] titles (nine indoor, five outdoor) and nine women's titles (four indoor, five outdoor). He was inducted into the Texas Track and Field Coaches Hall of Fame in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ttfca2.wixsite.com/txtfhalloffame/inductees |title=Txtfhalloffame |access-date=2017-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116170038/http://ttfca2.wixsite.com/txtfhalloffame/inductees |archive-date=2017-01-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In June 2022, Burrell stepped down as head coach at Houston and accepted the head coaching position for [[Auburn Tigers#Track and field|Auburn track and field]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Duarte |first1=Joseph |title=Seeking clean slate after family tragedy, Houston track coach Leroy Burrell leaving for Auburn |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/college/article/Houston-track-field-Leroy-Burrell-coach-Auburn-17246358.php |access-date=22 June 2022 |work=[[Houston Chronicle]] |date=16 June 2022}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Burrell married [[Michelle Finn-Burrell|Michelle Finn]], also a sprinter, in 1994, and they have three sons together: [[Cameron Burrell|Cameron]] who was a sprinter for the [[Houston Cougars]] and died in 2021,<ref>{{cite web |title=In His Parents' Very Fast Footsteps |author=Jeré Longman |date=May 23, 2013 |website=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=April 28, 2019 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/sports/cameron-burrell-is-following-in-very-fast-footsteps.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/former-ncaa-track-champion-son-of-olympic-gold-medalists-cameron-burrell-dies-at-26-014734061.html|title=Former NCAA track champion, Carl Lewis' godson Cameron Burrell dies at 26|date=11 August 2021 }}</ref> Joshua, and Jaden. On June 7, 2017, Cameron joined his father in the [[10-second barrier|sub-10 second club]]. Burrell's younger sister [[Dawn Burrell|Dawn]] also competed in track and field at the highest level, as a member of the 2000 US Olympic team and [[2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's long jump|world indoor champion]] in the long jump.<ref name=BBC>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/in_depth/2001/world_indoor_athletics/1213505.stm Burrell strikes gold]. [[BBC Sport]] (2001-03-10). Retrieved on 2011-01-05.</ref>

==Statistics==
Information from [[IAAF]] profile unless otherwise noted.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/united-states/leroy-burrell-392 |title=Leroy BURRELL {{!}} Profile |website=iaaf.org |publisher=[[IAAF]] |access-date=April 26, 2019}}</ref>

===World records===
Includes former all-conditions world best in the 200 meters. All world records are former as of May 24, 2014.
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
! Event !! Time (s) !! Competition !! Venue !! Date !! Notes
|-
| [[60&nbsp;m]] || 6.48 || Madrid indoor meet || [[Madrid, Spain]] || February 13, 1991 || {{refn|group=note|name=60mWR}} <ref name=60mWR/><ref name=60mWR1.2/>
|-
| rowspan=2|[[100&nbsp;m]] || 9.90 || [[1991 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships|U.S. Championships]] || [[Downing Stadium|New York, New York]], U.S. || June 14, 1991 || +1.8&nbsp;m/s wind {{refn|group=note|name=100mWR|American [[Carl Lewis]] broke Leroy Burrell's 9.90&nbsp;s world record in the 100&nbsp;m two months later at the [[1991 World Championships in Athletics|1991 World Championships]] with a time of 9.86&nbsp;s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.si.com/vault/1991/09/02/124837/the-great-race-carl-lewis-shattered-the-world-record-in-the-best-100-meter-dash-ever-run |title=THE GREAT RACE |author=Kenny Moore |website=si.com |publisher=[[Sports Illustrated]] |date=September 2, 1991 |access-date=April 28, 2019}}</ref>}} <ref name=1991100mWR>{{cite web |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19910615/1289204/burrell-makes-his-mark-in-the-100----sprinter-edges-training-partner-lewis-in-990-for-world-record |title=Burrell Makes His Mark In The 100 -- Sprinter Edges Training Partner Lewis In 9.90 For World Record |website=seattletimes.com |publisher=[[Seattle Times]] |date=June 15, 1991 |access-date=April 26, 2019}}</ref><ref name=1991100mWR2>{{cite web |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1991-06-15-9106150576-story.html |title=BURRELL NEW KING OF 100 METERS |author=Wayne Coffey |website=orlandosentinel.com |publisher=[[Orlando Sentinel]] |date=June 15, 1991 |access-date=April 26, 2019}}</ref><ref name=1991100mWR3>{{cite web |url=https://www.si.com/vault/1991/07/01/124468/super-power-leroy-burrell-is-already-the-fastest-man-alive-and-at-24-hes-only-getting-better |title=SUPER POWER |author=Merrell Noden |website=si.com |publisher=[[Sports Illustrated]] |date=July 1, 1991 |access-date=April 27, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 9.85 || [[Athletissima|Athletissima Lausanne]] || [[Stade Olympique de la Pontaise|Lausanne, Switzerland]] || July 6, 1994 || +1.2&nbsp;m/s wind {{refn|group=note|name=100mWR2}} <ref name=1994100mWR/><ref name=1994100mWR2/>
|-
| [[200&nbsp;m]] || 19.61 || [[Southwest Conference|SWC Championships]] || [[College Station, Texas]], U.S. || May 19, 1990 || +4.1&nbsp;m/s wind, {{AthAbbr|w}}{{refn|group=note|name=200mw}} <ref name=200mw/>
|-
| rowspan=5|[[4 × 100 m relay|{{nowrap|4 × 100 m}} relay]] || 37.79 || [[Herculis|Herculis Monaco]] || [[Stade Louis II|Monaco]] || August 3, 1991 || {{refn|group=note|name=4x100mWR|Shared with Americans [[Michael Marsh (sprinter)|Michael Marsh]], [[Floyd Heard]], and [[Carl Lewis]] for the [[Santa Monica Track Club]].<ref name=4x100mWR/>}} <ref name=4x100mWR>{{cite web |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1991-08-04-1991216122-story.html |title=Santa Monica team ties world 400 relay... |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=August 4, 1991 |access-date=April 28, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 37.67 || [[Weltklasse Zürich]] || [[Letzigrund|Zürich, Switzerland]] || August 7, 1991 || {{refn|group=note|name=4x100mWR2|Shared with Americans [[Michael Marsh (sprinter)|Michael Marsh]], [[Dennis Mitchell]], and [[Carl Lewis]] for the U.S.<ref name=4x100mWR2/>}} <ref name=4x100mWR2>{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-08-08-9103260872-story.html |title=U.S. REGAINS 400 RELAY RECORD |website=chicagotribune.com |publisher=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=August 8, 1991 |access-date=April 28, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 37.50 || [[1991 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] || [[National Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo, Japan]] || September 1, 1991 || Former {{AthAbbr|CR}}{{refn|group=note|name=4x100mWR3|Shared with Americans [[Andre Cason]], [[Dennis Mitchell]], and [[Carl Lewis]] for the U.S.<ref name=4x100mWR3/>}} <ref name=4x100mWR3>{{cite web |url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/180835/US-SETS-WORLD-RECORD-IN-THE-4X100-METER-RELAY.html |title=U.S. SETS WORLD RECORD IN THE 4X100-METER RELAY |author=Enrico Jacomini |website=[[Deseret News]] |date=September 2, 1991 |access-date=April 28, 2019}}{{dead link|date=November 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
|-
| 37.40 || [[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] || [[Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc|Barcelona, Spain]] || August 8, 1992 || Former {{AthAbbr|OR}}{{refn|group=note|name=4x100mWR4}} <ref name=4x100mWR4/><ref name=4x100mWR4.2/>
|-
| 37.40 || [[1993 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] || [[Stuttgart, Germany]] || August 21, 1993 || Former {{AthAbbr|CR}}{{refn|group=note|name=4x100mWR5}} <ref name=4x100mWR5>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/08/22/sports/track-field-us-men-equal-world-record-in-400-meter-relay.html |title=TRACK & FIELD; U.S. Men Equal World Record in 400-Meter Relay |author=Frank Litsky |website=[[The New York Times]] |date=August 22, 1993 |access-date=April 28, 2019}}</ref><ref name=4x100mWR5.2>{{cite web |url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/306093/US-RELAY-TEAM-SHOWS-IT-DOESNT-NEED-CARL-LEWIS.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929143918/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/306093/US-RELAY-TEAM-SHOWS-IT-DOESNT-NEED-CARL-LEWIS.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 29, 2018 |title=U.S. RELAY TEAM SHOWS IT DOESN'T NEED CARL LEWIS |author=Bert Rosenthal |website=[[Deseret News]] |date=August 22, 1993 |access-date=April 28, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=3|[[4 × 200 m relay|{{nowrap|4 × 200 m}} relay]] || 1:19.38 || Koblenz meet || [[Koblenz, Germany]] || August 23, 1989 || {{refn|group=note|name=4x200mWR|Shared with Americans [[Danny Everett]], [[Floyd Heard]], and [[Carl Lewis]] for the [[Santa Monica Track Club]].<ref name=4x200mWR/>}} <ref name=4x200mWR>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-08-23-sp-1122-story.html |title=Lewis Anchors 800-Meter Relay Record |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=August 23, 1989 |access-date=April 28, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 1:19.11 || [[Penn Relays]] || [[Franklin Field|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], U.S. || April 23, 1992 || {{refn|group=note|name=4x200mWR2|Shared with Americans [[Michael Marsh (sprinter)|Michael Marsh]], [[Floyd Heard]], and [[Carl Lewis]] for the [[Santa Monica Track Club]].<ref name=4x200mWR2/><ref name=4x200mWR2.2/>}} <ref name=4x200mWR2>{{cite web |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1992-04-26-1992117121-story.html |title=Lewis' anchor leg clinches world record in 4x200 at Penn Relays Mark set despite faulty transfer |author=Paul McMullen |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=April 26, 1992 |access-date=April 28, 2019}}</ref><ref name=4x200mWR2.2>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/04/26/sports/track-and-field-a-world-mark-in-800-meter-relay.html |title=TRACK AND FIELD; A World Mark in 800-Meter Relay |author=Frank Litsky |website=[[The New York Times]] |date=April 26, 1992 |access-date=April 28, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 1:18.68 || [[Mt. SAC Relays]] || [[Hilmer Lodge Stadium|Walnut, California]], U.S. || April 17, 1994 || {{refn|group=note|name=4x200mWR3}} <ref name=4x200mWR3/>
|}

===Personal bests===
====Sprints====
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
! Event !! Time (s) !! Wind (m/s) !! Competition !! Venue !! Date !! Notes
|-
| [[55&nbsp;m]] || 6.09 || n/a || Houston indoor meet || [[Houston, Texas]], U.S. || January 28, 1991 ||
|-
| [[60&nbsp;m]] || 6.48 || n/a || Madrid indoor meet || [[Madrid, Spain]] || February 13, 1991 || Former {{AthAbbr|WR}}{{refn|group=note|name=60mWR|American [[Andre Cason]] broke Leroy Burrell's 6.48&nbsp;s world record in the 60&nbsp;m a year later with a time of 6.45&nbsp;s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1992-01-30-9201090798-story.html |title=U.S. SPRINTER BREAKS WORLD MARK |website=chicagotribune.com |publisher=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=January 30, 1992 |access-date=April 26, 2019}}</ref>}} <ref name=60mWR>{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-02-14-9101140356-story.html |title=BURRELL BEATS WORLD MARK IN 60-METER DASH-TWICE |website=chicagotribune.com |publisher=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=February 14, 1991 |access-date=April 26, 2019}}</ref><ref name=60mWR1.2>{{cite news |url=https://elpais.com/diario/1991/02/15/deportes/666572401_850215.html |title=El récord anulado a Burrell, una discusión de centésimas |author=Juan José Fernández |website=[[El País]] |date=February 15, 1991 |access-date=April 26, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[100&nbsp;m]] || 9.85 || +1.2 || [[Athletissima|Athletissima Lausanne]] || [[Stade Olympique de la Pontaise|Lausanne, Switzerland]] || July 6, 1994 || Former {{AthAbbr|WR}}{{refn|group=note|name=100mWR2|Canadian [[Donovan Bailey]] broke Leroy Burrel's 9.85&nbsp;s world record in the 100&nbsp;m two years later at the [[1996 Summer Olympics]] with a time of 9.84&nbsp;s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://runningmagazine.ca/rio-2016/remembering-canadas-greatest-olympic-moments-donovan-bailey-wins-100m-gold/ |title=Remembering Canada's greatest Olympic moments: Donovan Bailey wins 100m gold |author=Tim Huebsch |website=runningmagazine.ca |publisher=Canadian Running Magazine |date=July 29, 2016 |access-date=April 26, 2019}}</ref>}} <ref name=1994100mWR>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-07-07-sp-12914-story.html |title=Burrell Eclipses 100-Meter Mark : Track and Field: Time of 9.85 seconds at Swiss meet surpasses Carl Lewis' record of 9.86. |author=The Associated Press |author-link=The Associated Press |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=July 7, 1994 |access-date=April 26, 2019}}</ref><ref name=1994100mWR2>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/07/sports/track-and-field-leroy-burrell-breaks-mark-for-100-meters.html |title=TRACK AND FIELD; Leroy Burrell Breaks Mark For 100 Meters |author=Frank Litsky |website=[[The New York Times]] |date=July 7, 1994 |access-date=April 26, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2|[[200&nbsp;m]] || 20.12 || −0.8 || [[1992 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)|U.S. Olympic Trials]] || [[Tad Gormley Stadium|New Orleans, Louisiana]], U.S. || June 27, 1992 ||
|-
| 19.61 || +4.1 || [[Southwest Conference|SWC Championships]] || [[College Station, Texas]], U.S. || May 19, 1990 || {{AthAbbr|w}}{{refn|group=note|name=200mw|Though the race was wind-assisted and therefore ineligible for the official [[IAAF]] world record, at the time it was the fastest anyone had ever run the 200&nbsp;m in any conditions.<ref name=200mw/>}} <ref name=200mw>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-05-20-sp-231-story.html |title=Burrell Rides Wind to 19.61 in 200 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=May 20, 1990 |access-date=April 26, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2|[[4 × 100 m relay|{{nowrap|4 × 100 m}} relay]] || rowspan=2|37.40 || rowspan=2|n/a || [[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] || [[Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc|Barcelona, Spain]] || August 8, 1992 || Former {{AthAbbr|WR}}, {{AthAbbr|OR}}{{refn|group=note|name=4x100mWR4|Shared with Americans [[Michael Marsh (sprinter)|Michael Marsh]], [[Dennis Mitchell]], and [[Carl Lewis]] for the U.S.<ref name=4x100mWR4/><ref name=4x100mWR4.2/>}} <ref name=4x100mWR4>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-08-09-sp-6398-story.html |title=BARCELONA '92 OLYMPICS / Day 15 : Now, Their Silence is Golden : Track: U.S. sprinters, earlier outspoken and feuding, set world records in men's 400 and 1,600 relays. Women place first in 400 and second in 1,600. |author=Julie Cart |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=August 9, 1992 |access-date=April 28, 2019}}</ref><ref name=4x100mWR4.2>{{cite web |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1992-08-09-1992222052-story.html |title=Anchoring his place in history Lewis leads 400 team to gold, world record |author=Bill Glauber |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=August 9, 1992 |access-date=April 28, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[1993 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] || [[Stuttgart, Germany]] || August 21, 1993 || Former {{AthAbbr|WR}}, {{AthAbbr|CR}}{{refn|group=note|name=4x100mWR5|Shared with Americans [[Jon Drummond]], [[Andre Cason]], and [[Dennis Mitchell]] for the U.S.<ref name=4x100mWR5/><ref name=4x100mWR5.2/>}} <ref name=4x100mWR5/><ref name=4x100mWR5.2/>
|-
| [[4 × 200 m relay|{{nowrap|4 × 200 m}} relay]] || 1:18.68 || n/a || [[Mt. SAC Relays]] || [[Hilmer Lodge Stadium|Walnut, California]], U.S. || April 17, 1994 || Former {{AthAbbr|WR}}{{refn|group=note|name=4x200mWR3|Shared with Americans [[Michael Marsh (sprinter)|Michael Marsh]], [[Floyd Heard]], and [[Carl Lewis]] for the [[Santa Monica Track Club]].<ref name=4x200mWR3/>}} <ref name=4x200mWR3>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-04-18-sp-47403-story.html |title=Lewis and Friends Smash 800-Meter Relay World Record |author=Randy Harvey |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=April 18, 1994 |access-date=April 28, 2019}}</ref>
|}

====Jumps====
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
! Event !! Mark (m) !! Wind (m/s) !! Competition !! Venue !! Date !! Notes
|-
| [[Long jump]] || 8.37 || +0.4 || [[1989 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships|NCAA Division&nbsp;I Championships]] || [[Provo, Utah]], U.S. || June 2, 1989 ||
|-
| [[Long jump|Long jump indoor]] || 8.23 || n/a || [[NCAA Men's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships|NCAA Division&nbsp;I Indoor Championships]] || [[Indianapolis, Indiana]], U.S. || March 9, 1990 ||
|}

===International championship results===
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes|Time=yes|Wind=yes}}
! colspan=8|Representing the {{USA}}
|-
| 1989 || [[1989 IAAF World Cup|World Cup]] || [[Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc|Barcelona, Spain]] || bgcolor=silver|2nd || [[1989 IAAF World Cup – Results#100 m|100&nbsp;m]] || 10.15 || +0.5 ||
|-
| 1990 || [[Athletics at the 1990 Goodwill Games|Goodwill Games]] || [[Husky Stadium|Seattle, Washington]], U.S. || bgcolor=gold|1st || [[Athletics at the 1990 Goodwill Games – Results#100 meters|100&nbsp;m]] || 10.05 || +1.1 ||
|-
| rowspan=3|1991 || rowspan=3|[[1991 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] || rowspan=3|[[National Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo, Japan]] || bgcolor=silver|2nd || [[1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres|100&nbsp;m]] || 9.88 || +1.2 || {{AthAbbr|PB}}
|-
| 6th (qf&nbsp;4) || [[1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres|200&nbsp;m]] || 21.21 || −0.7 ||
|-
| bgcolor=gold|1st || [[1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|{{nowrap|4 × 100 m}} relay]] || 37.50 || n/a || {{AthAbbr|WR}}, {{AthAbbr|CR}}{{refn|group=note|name=4x100mWR3}} <ref name=4x100mWR3/>
|-
| rowspan=2|1992 || rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] || rowspan=2|[[Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc|Barcelona, Spain]] || 5th || [[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres|100&nbsp;m]] || 10.10 || +0.5 ||
|-
| bgcolor=gold|1st || [[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|{{nowrap|4 × 100 m}} relay]] || 37.40 || n/a || {{AthAbbr|WR}}, {{AthAbbr|OR}}{{refn|group=note|name=4x100mWR4}} <ref name=4x100mWR4/><ref name=4x100mWR4.2/>
|-
| 1993 || [[1993 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] || [[Stuttgart, Germany]] || bgcolor=gold|1st || [[1993 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|{{nowrap|4 × 100 m}} relay]] || 37.40 || n/a || {{AthAbbr|WR}}, {{AthAbbr|CR}}{{refn|group=note|name=4x100mWR5}} <ref name=4x100mWR5/><ref name=4x100mWR5.2/>
|-
| 1994 || [[Athletics at the 1994 Goodwill Games|Goodwill Games]] || [[Petrovsky Stadium|St. Petersburg, Russia]] || bgcolor=silver|2nd || [[Athletics at the 1994 Goodwill Games – Results#100 meters|100&nbsp;m]] || 10.11 || −1.9 ||
|}

===National championship results===
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes|Time=yes|Wind=yes}}
! colspan=8|Representing the [[Houston Cougars]] and [[Santa Monica Track Club]]
|-
| rowspan=3|1988 || rowspan=2|[[1988 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships|NCAA Division&nbsp;I Championships]] || rowspan=2|[[Hayward Field|Eugene, Oregon]], U.S. || 7th || Long jump || n/a || +4.1 || 8.06&nbsp;m, {{AthAbbr|w}}
|-
| 5th || 100&nbsp;m || 10.31 || +0.4 ||
|-
| [[1988 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)|U.S. Olympic Trials]] || [[IU Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium|Indianapolis, Indiana]], U.S. || 6th (semi&nbsp;2) || 100&nbsp;m || 10.10 || +4.9 || {{AthAbbr|w}}
|-
| rowspan=6|1989 || [[USA Indoor Track and Field Championships|U.S. Indoor Championships]] || [[Madison Square Garden|New York, New York]], U.S. || bgcolor=gold|1st || 55&nbsp;m || 6.15 || n/a ||
|-
| rowspan=2|[[NCAA Men's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships|NCAA Division&nbsp;I Indoor Championships]] || rowspan=2|[[Hoosier Dome|Indianapolis, Indiana]], U.S. || bgcolor=gold|1st || Long jump || n/a || n/a || 8.09&nbsp;m
|-
| bgcolor=silver|2nd || 55&nbsp;m || 6.11 || n/a ||
|-
| rowspan=2|[[1989 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships|NCAA Division&nbsp;I Championships]] || rowspan=2|[[Provo, Utah]], U.S. || bgcolor=silver|2nd || Long jump || n/a || +0.4 || 8.37&nbsp;m, {{AthAbbr|PB}}
|-
| 5th || 100&nbsp;m || 10.19 || +2.4 || {{AthAbbr|w}}
|-
| [[1989 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships|U.S. Championships]] || [[Robertson Stadium|Houston, Texas]], U.S. || bgcolor=gold|1st || 100&nbsp;m || 9.94 || +0.8 || {{AthAbbr|WL}}, {{AthAbbr|PB}}
|-
| rowspan=3|1990 || [[NCAA Men's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships|NCAA Division&nbsp;I Indoor Championships]] || [[Hoosier Dome|Indianapolis, Indiana]], U.S. || bgcolor=gold|1st || Long jump || n/a || n/a || 8.23&nbsp;m
|-
| [[1990 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships|NCAA Division&nbsp;I Championships]] || [[Wallace Wade Stadium|Durham, North Carolina]], U.S. || bgcolor=gold|1st || 100&nbsp;m || 9.94 || +2.4 || {{AthAbbr|w}}
|-
| [[1990 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships|U.S. Championships]] || [[Norwalk, California]], U.S. || 4th || Long jump || n/a || +4.1 || 8.06&nbsp;m, {{AthAbbr|w}}
|-
| rowspan=2|1991 || rowspan=2|[[1991 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships|U.S. Championships]] || rowspan=2|[[Downing Stadium|New York, New York]], U.S. || bgcolor=gold|1st || 100&nbsp;m || 9.90 || +1.9 || {{AthAbbr|WR}} <ref name=1991100mWR/><ref name=1991100mWR2/><ref name=1991100mWR3/>
|-
| bgcolor=silver|2nd || 200&nbsp;m || 20.42 || −2.0 ||
|-
| rowspan=3|1992 || [[USA Indoor Track and Field Championships|U.S. Indoor Championships]] || [[Madison Square Garden|New York, New York]], U.S. || bgcolor=gold|1st || 60&nbsp;m || 6.55 || n/a ||
|-
| rowspan=2|[[1992 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)|U.S. Olympic Trials]] || rowspan=2|[[Tad Gormley Stadium|New Orleans, Louisiana]], U.S. || bgcolor=cc9966|3rd || 100&nbsp;m || 10.10 || −0.7 ||
|-
| 5th || 200&nbsp;m || 20.16 || +1.0 ||
|-
| rowspan=2|1993 || rowspan=2|[[1993 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships|U.S. Championships]] || rowspan=2|[[Hayward Field|Eugene, Oregon]], U.S. || 5th || 100&nbsp;m || 10.15 || +4.8 || {{AthAbbr|w}}
|-
| 4th || 200&nbsp;m || 20.35 || +2.5 || {{AthAbbr|w}}
|-
| 1995 || [[1995 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships|U.S. Championships]] || [[Hornet Stadium (Sacramento)|Sacramento, California]], U.S. || 5th || 100&nbsp;m || 10.31 || −1.2 ||
|-
| rowspan=2|1996 || [[USA Indoor Track and Field Championships|U.S. Indoor Championships]] || [[Georgia Dome|Atlanta, Georgia]], U.S. || 4th || 60&nbsp;m || 6.60 || n/a || <ref name=1996OT>{{cite web |url=http://www.usatf.org/news/mot96.asp |title=1996 Olympic Team Trials - Men's Results |website=usatf.org |publisher=[[USATF]] |date=June 23, 1996 |access-date=April 26, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[1996 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)|U.S. Olympic Trials]] || [[Centennial Olympic Stadium|Atlanta, Georgia]], U.S. || 6th || 100&nbsp;m || 10.07 || +1.1 || <ref name=1996OT/>
|-
| 1997 || [[1997 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships|U.S. Championships]] || [[IU Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium|Indianapolis, Indiana]], U.S. || 6th || 100&nbsp;m || 10.09 || +0.2 ||
|}

===Circuit wins===
====Overall====
*[[IAAF Grand Prix]]: [[1990 IAAF Grand Prix Final|1990]]<ref name=1990GPFinal>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-09-08-sp-453-story.html |title=Burrell Beats Lewis Again in 100-Meter Dash |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=September 8, 1990 |access-date=April 27, 2019}}</ref>

====100 meters====
*[[IAAF Grand Prix]]: [[1990 IAAF Grand Prix Final|1990]]<ref name=1990GPFinal/>
**[[Athens Grand Prix Tsiklitiria|Athens]]: [[1990 IAAF Grand Prix Final|1990]]<ref name=1990GPFinal/>

==Notes==
{{Reflist|group=note}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Leroy Burrell}}
*{{World Athletics}}
*[http://www.usatf.org/Athlete-Bios/Hall-of-Fame/2017-Hall-of-Fame-Bios/Leroy-Burrell.aspx Leroy Burrell] hall of fame bio at [[USATF]]
*[https://uhcougars.com/coaches.aspx?rc=462&path=track Leroy Burrell] bio at the [[Houston Cougars]]

=== Videos ===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUmLDUUQACc Carl Lewis & friends: The fantastic four in Barcelona 1992] by the [[Olympic Channel]] via [[YouTube]]

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