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March 30, 2012
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GUESS THE athlete |
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1. I made the 1968 Jamaica Olympic team to Mexico City while still a schoolboy, but could not take part because of injury. 2. In 1967, I won the Class-Two 100m at Boys' Champs with my schoolmate finishing second. 3. I was once a 200m world-record holder. 1. In 1977, I won the 200m for girls at Champs with a time of 23.90. 2. I once held both the 100 and 200m records at Champs. 3. I represented Jamaica at the Montreal Olympics in 1976 while still a teenager.
1. I won the girls' U-20 100m hurdles in a time of 14.75 seconds at the 1995 Carifta Games. 2. In 1994, I beat favourite Beverley Langley to take the Class-Two girls' 100m at Champs. 3. In the same year, I took second place in the Class-Two 200m.
1. In 1979, I equalled the Class-One 100m record with a time of 11.60 seconds. 2. I won a silver in the Carifta Games held the same year in Kingston. 3. I also won a bronze at the Pan American Games also held in 1979. Over the years, Jamaica has produced many athletes who have gone on to dominate the international circuit. Many of those athletes had their origins at Champs. Since Monday, you have had a chance to guess who some of these athletes are. To do so, call 1-888-843-7827 on Friday between 6 and 7 p.m. The person with the most correct answers will win a prize. Scene from the 1991 Class-One 100 metres final at Boys' Athletics Championships at the National Stadium. Kingston College's Jahzeel Gayle who is partly hidden finished
second.
1. Who won the race?
2. What was the winning time?
3. Who finished third and fourth? 1. Between the 1988 and 1990, I only lost once at Boys' Champs and that was in my final year. 2. During those three years, I dominated the 200m and 400m events. 3. In 1990, the 4x400m relay team, of which I was a member, set a champs record of 3:09.86. 1. In 1981, I won the Carifta Games U-17 boys' 100 and 200m. 2. My personal best of 9.96 makes me one of the fastest Jamaicans of all time. 3. I have also represented Jamaica at four successive Olympic games.
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