Wayne_Watson_(athlete)

Wayne Watson (sprinter)

Wayne Watson (sprinter)

Jamaican sprinter

Wayne Watson (born 26 March 1965) is a Jamaican former athlete who competed as a sprinter.[1]

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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 Tech 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

  1. [1]
    "Watson fears nobody". Kingston Gleaner. 29 June 1993.
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    "Tech Has Star Quality". Newsday. 18 April 1991.
  3. [3]
    Gattis, Paul (15 December 2019). "Huntsville Athletic Hall of Fame announces 2020 class". The Huntsville Times.
  4. [4]
    "World Champs flashback...Graham, Ottey shine in '91:: Track And Field". Sports Jamaica. 26 July 2005.
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