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Samson Colebrooke

Samson Colebrooke

Bahamian sprinter

Samson Colebrooke (born 10 May 1997) is an Olympic sprinter from the Exuma Island in The Bahamas. He is the fastest born-Bahamian over 100m as Derrick Atkins, the national record holder, was born in Jamaica.

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Personal and early life

Originally from Exuma, Bahamas, Colebrooke moved to America to study law at Purdue University.[1] In 2019, Colebrooke won silver at the NACAC u23 championship in Mexico. Due to the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, Colebrooke found himself unable to return home before the Bahamas government closed its borders. He had to remain in America for an extended period.[2]

Senior career

At the 2020 Summer Games, he was drawn in heat two of the 100 metres race, alongside Trayvon Bromell amongst others. Colebrooke finished 7th in the heat in a time of 10.33 seconds.[3] [4] At the 2022 World Athletics Championships, Colebrooke ran in the 100 metres dash finishing fifth in his heat in a time of 10.23.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Samson Colebrooke - Track & Field". Purdue University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  2. [2]
    "Sprinter Samson focusing on studies". www.tribune242.com. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  3. [3]
    "Men's 100m - Round 1 - Heat 2/7 - Results" (PDF). olympics.com. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  4. [4]
    Run Blog Run. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Men's 100m Results: World Athletics Championships 2022 | Watch Athletics".


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