Dwayne Cowan
.jpg) Cowan in 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 January 1985 London, England, United Kingdom[1] |
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 400 metres |
| Club | Hercules Wimbledon Sale Harriers Manchester |
| Coached by | Lloyd Cowan[2] |
Medal record | |
Dwayne Cowan (born 1 January 1985)[3] is an English sprinter, based in Merton and a member of Hercules Wimbledon Athletic Club.[4] Before taking up sprinting, Dwayne was a semi-professional footballer.[5] He made his international debut at the 2017 European Team Championships, winning the 400 metres.[6][7] At his first Diamond League event, the London Anniversary Games, he came third.[clarification needed][7] Cowan was selected to represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 2017 World Championships[8]
Personal bests
[edit]- 400m: outdoors 45.36s (London 2017), indoors 47.67s (Sheffield 2015).[9]
- 4x400m split: 44.10s[10]
- 200m: 20.73 seconds (Lee Valley)[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "2018 CWG bio". Archived from the original on 26 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ Power of 10 profile
- ^ "European Athletics Data". www.european-athletics.org. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ "Athletics: Hercules Wimbledon duo break records on historic day for the club". Wimbledon Guardian. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ Pollak, Tom (6 June 2013). "Latest Wimbledon Hercules news - Cowan on fire in the Rosenheim League". Surrey Comet. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ "European Athletics Team Championships 2017". BBC. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Anniversary Games Round-up". Euro Sport. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ "BRITISH ATHLETICS NAME TEAM TO REPRESENT AT LONDON 2017 – British Athletics". www.britishathletics.org.uk. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ All-Athletics profile
- ^ "IAAF: 4x400 Metres Relay Result | IAAF World Championships London 2017 | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ "Lee Valley -London- (Great Britain), 20.7.2016". trackinsun.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
External links
[edit]- Dwayne Cowan at World Athletics
- Personal website Archived 16 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine
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