Clyde Edwards
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's athletics | ||
Representing  Barbados
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| CAC Junior Championships (U20) | ||
 |
1976 Xalapa | 400 m |
| CARIFTA Games Junior (U20) | ||
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1977 Bridgetown | 400m |
Clyde Edwards is a retired Barbadian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.
He became Central American and Caribbean junior champion in 1976.[1]
At the 1984 Olympic Games he finished sixth in the 4 x 400 metres relay, together with teammates Richard Louis, David Peltier and Elvis Forde. Their time of 3:01.60 minutes is still the Barbadian record.[2] Edwards also competed in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1984 Olympics.
Achievements
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Barbados
| |||||
| 1976 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20) |
Xalapa, México | 1st | 400 m | 48.28 |
| 1977 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Bridgetown, Barbados | 1st | 400 m | 47.68 |
| 1978 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Medellín, Colombia | 5th | 200 m | 21.23 |
| 4th | 400 m | 46.14 | |||
| Commonwealth Games | Edmonton, Canada | 27th (h) | 200 m | 21.85 | |
| 11th (sf) | 400 m | 47.62 | |||
| 1979 | Pan American Games | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 7th | 400 m | 46.66 |
| World Cup | Montreal, Canada | 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.391 | |
| 1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 11th (sf) | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.18 |
| 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.60 | |||
1Representing the Americas
References
[edit]- ^ Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (Under 20 Men)- GBR Athletics Archived December 26, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Commonwealth All-Time Lists (Men)- GBR Athletics Archived February 19, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
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