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Pearson Jordan

Pearson Jordan

Barbadian sprinter (1950–2020)

Pearson G. Jordan (23 October 1950 – 28 March 2020) was a Barbadian sprinter.[1] He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[2] Jordan competed for the Louisiana State University Tigers from 1976 to 1979. He was part of the championship 4 × 400 m relay in 1979.[3]

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Jordan who was originally from Speightstown, Saint Peter, Barbados,[4] died of complications from COVID-19 on 28 March 2020, at age 69 in Dallas during the COVID-19 pandemic in Texas.[5][6]

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  1. [1]
    "Olympian Pearson Jordan passes away from COVID-19". www.insidethegames.biz. 30 March 2020.
  2. [2]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pearson Jordan Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
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    "Two former LSU athletes pass away from COVID-19 complications". Geaux247.
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    "Barbadians in the US hard-hit by the disease". 1 April 2020. Archived from the original on 4 April 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
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    Pons | @aria_pons, Aria (29 March 2020). "Another former LSU track athlete dies due to coronavirus". TigerTV.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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    writer, ROBIN FAMBROUGH | Staff (28 March 2020). "Ex-LSU two-sport star Orlando McDaniel, ex-Tiger sprinter Pearson Jordan have died of novel coronavius". The Advocate.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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