Wayne Watson (sprinter) explained

Birth Date:26 March 1965
Sport:Athletics
Event:Sprinting

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

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 Institute of Technology 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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Watson fears nobody . . 29 June 1993.
  2. News: Tech Has Star Quality . . 18 April 1991.
  3. News: Gattis . Paul . Huntsville Athletic Hall of Fame announces 2020 class . . 15 December 2019 . en.
  4. Web site: World Champs flashback...Graham, Ottey shine in '91:: Track And Field . Sports Jamaica . 26 July 2005.