Neville Myton Explained

Neville Myton (28 May 1946 – 19 May 2021) was a Jamaican middle distance runner who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.[1] He was a double gold medallist at the 1966 Central American and Caribbean Games, taking the individual 800 metres title and also sharing in the team gold medals with the Jamaican 4×400 metres relay team.[2] He won a bronze medal in the 4×400 metre relay at the 1967 Pan American Games.

Myton set a national junior record in Jamaica when he finished the 800m race in 1:47.2 minutes at the 1964 Olympics. At the time of his death, this record still stood.[3]

He also competed in the 1500 metres, taking a silver at the 1964 British West Indies Championships and gold at the 1965 British West Indies Championships.[4]

Myton resided in Florida until his death, with his wife Joy.[5]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/my/neville-myton-1.html. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417183916/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/my/neville-myton-1.html. dead. 17 April 2020. 11 May 2012.
  2. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/cacg.htm CAC Games
  3. Web site: Reid. Paul A. 21 May 2021. VCB remembers late mentor Myton as 'selfless and father to many'. 22 May 2021. Jamaica Observer.
  4. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/bwic.htm British West Indies Championships
  5. Web site: Levy. Leighton. 19 May 2021. Jamaican Olympian Neville Myton dead at 74 after protracted battle with cancer. 22 May 2021. www.sportsmax.tv. en-gb.