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WILTON JACKSON
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DATE OF BIRTH: |
November 15, 1935 |
PLACE OF BIRTH: |
..., Trinidad |
EDUCATION: |
Morgan State University, Maryland, USA |
OLYMPIC EVENT: |
Athletics:
100 meters |
CAREER: Jackson's career included the following significant accomplishments:
- 1958 British West Indies Championships, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad - 400 Meters (3rd, 48.5); 4 x 400 meters Relay (1st, 3:21.2, with Clifton Bertrand, Hugh Waldron, and Gerald Yammie)
- 1958 British Commonwealth Games, Cardiff, Wales - 440 yards (Quarterfinals, 49.51); 440 yards Hurdles (66.2); 4 x 440 yards Relay (Semifinals, 3:19.77, with Clifton Bertrand, Basil Ince, and Clyde James)
- 1959 Pan American Games, Chicago, Illinois, USA (Represented Federated West Indies) - 200 meters (Semifinals, 21.9); 4 x 100 meters Relay (3rd, 41.6, with Michael Agostini, Clifton Bertrand, and Dennis Johnson [Jamaica])
- 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games, Kingston, Jamaica - 200 meters (2nd, 21.40); 4 x 100 meters Relay (2nd, 40.7, with Vincent Ackoon, Cipriani Phillip, and Edwin Roberts); 4 x 400 meters Relay (2nd, 3:12.5, with Jose Betancourt, Roderick Manswell, and Edwin Roberts)
- 1964 Olympics, Tokyo, Japan - 100 meters (10.6)
- 1967 Pan American Games, Winnipeg, Canada - 4 x 100 meters Relay (4th, 40.1, with Ronald Monsegue, Winston Short, and George Simon)
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DIED: |
March 10, 2013, in Trinidad. |
Compiled by Ronald C. Emrit |
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