Linford Christie (born April 2, 1960 in Jamaica) is a British athlete.

At the age of seven, Christie followed his parents, who had emigrated from Jamaica five years before, to Britain. He did not take up athletics until he was 19.

In 1986, he was the surprise winner of the 100 metres at the European Championships and finished second at the Commonwealth Games.

At the 1988 Summer Olympics, Christie won silver behind Carl Lewis, though only after Ben Johnson, who set a new World Record in 9.79 seconds, had been disqualified for a doping offence. In fact, Christie's urine also contained forbidden substances, but for an unexplained reason, he was not considered to have taken dope.

In 1992, he succeeded Allan Wells as a British Olympic 100 m champion, winning the title before Namibian Frankie Fredericks. In 1993, he became the first man in history to hold the Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth titles in the 100 m as he was victorious at the Stuttgart World Championships. He also became the BBC Sports Personality of the Year.

After 1994, he was less successful. Christie was disqualified in the 1996 Olympic final after two false starts, and in 1999, he was found guilty of using the banned drug nandrolone. Although the British federation found him to be not guilty, the IAAF confirmed the suspension. Christie, who had for some time been focusing on coaching, subsequently retired.