Wayne Watson (sprinter)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 March 1965 |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Jamaica |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprinting |
Wayne Watson (born 26 March 1965) is a Jamaican former athlete who competed as a sprinter.[1]
A product of Ferncourt High School in the town of Claremont, Jamaica, Watson was a college athlete in the United States, first for New York Institute of Technology and then Alabama A&M University in Huntsville, where he twice earned NCAA Division II All-American honors.[2] In 2020 he joined the Huntsville-Madison County Athletic Hall of Fame.[3]
Watson's competitive appearances included the 1989 World Indoor Championships, 1990 Goodwill Games, 1991 Pan American Games, 1991 World Championships, 1993 World Championships and two editions of the World University Games.[4] He was third in the 100 metres at the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games and also took bronze at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland as a member of the 4 × 100 metres relay team.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Watson fears nobody". Kingston Gleaner. 29 June 1993.
- ^ "Tech Has Star Quality". Newsday. 18 April 1991.
- ^ a b Gattis, Paul (15 December 2019). "Huntsville Athletic Hall of Fame announces 2020 class". The Huntsville Times.
- ^ "World Champs flashback...Graham, Ottey shine in '91:: Track And Field". Sports Jamaica. 26 July 2005.
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[edit]- 1965 births
- Living people
- Jamaican male sprinters
- NYIT Bears athletes
- Alabama A&M Bulldogs track and field athletes
- College men's track and field athletes in the United States
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Jamaica
- Pan American Games competitors for Jamaica
- Competitors at the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games
- Competitors at the 1991 Summer Universiade
- Competitors at the 1993 Summer Universiade
- Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Jamaica
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Jamaica
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games