Medal record | ||
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Men's athletics | ||
Representing Trinidad and Tobago | ||
Central American and Caribbean Games | ||
1978 Medellín | 4x100 m relay | |
1978 Medellín | 200 m | |
CAC Junior Championships (U20) | ||
1974 Maracaibo | 100 m | |
1974 Maracaibo | 200 m | |
1974 Maracaibo | 4x00 m relay | |
CARIFTA Games Junior (U20) | ||
1975 Hamilton | 4x100 m relay |
Anthony Husbands (born January 13, 1956, on Trinidad) is a retired sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago who specialized in the 200 metres.
He attended the Essex Community College, Maryland, US.
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Trinidad and Tobago | |||||
1974 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | Maracaibo, Venezuela | 1st | 100m | 10.76 w (4.1 m/s) |
1st | 200m | 21.37 (1.8 m/s) | |||
2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.10 | |||
1975 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Hamilton, Bermuda | 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.3 |
1978 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Medellín, Colombia | 2nd | 200 m | 21.00 |
1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.13 |
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