Lenford O'Garro explained

Lenford O'Garro
Birth Date:1 June 1965
Sport:Athletics
Country: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Lenford Leon O'Garro (born 1 June 1965) is a Vincentian sprinter who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain and also in two IAAF World Championships in Athletics.[1]

Career

O'Garro aged just 18 years old competed for the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki, he competed in the 400 metres and ran in a time of 50.25 seconds and came 7th of the seven starts so didn't qualify for the next round.[2] Four years later O'Garro competed in two events at the 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships held in Indianapolis, United States, in the 200 metres he broke the National record running in a time of 22.65 seconds and coming in 22nd[3] place thus not qualifying for the next round, he also competed in the 400 metres and finished 18th but again broke the National record in a time of 49.84 seconds.[4] Later that year he competed in his second World Championships and again competing in the 400 metres, he ran a time of 49.19 seconds and came last in his heat.[5]

Four years later he was picked for the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Olympic team to compete in the 4 x 400 metres relay, with team-mates Michael Williams, Eversley Linley and Eswort Coombs they ran in a time of 3:10.21 and finished seventh in their heat and 19th overall out of the 24 teams that started.[6] Even though O'Garro was only 27 years and 68 days old when he competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics he is still the oldest Vincentian to have competed at the Summer Olympics.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lenford O'Garro Profile. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418080602/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/og/lenford-ogarro-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. sports-reference.com. 19 December 2016.
  2. Web site: 1983 World Championships Mens 400m heats. iaaf.org. 19 December 2016.
  3. Web site: 1987 World Indoor Championships 200m heats. iaaf.org. 19 December 2016.
  4. Web site: 1987 World Indoor Championships 400m heats. iaaf.org. 19 December 2016.
  5. Web site: 1987 World Championships 400m heats. iaaf.org. 19 December 2016.
  6. Web site: 1992 Olympics 4x400m heats. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417112948/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1992/ATH/mens-4-x-400-metres-relay-round-one.html. dead. 17 April 2020. sports-reference.com. 19 December 2016.
  7. Web site: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at the Summer Olympics. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417093121/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/VIN/. dead. 17 April 2020. sports-reference.com. 19 December 2016.