Clyde Edwards

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Clyde Edwards
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1976 Xalapa 400 m
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 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 seventh 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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados
1976 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) Xalapa, México 1st400 m48.28s A
1977 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Bridgetown, Barbados 1st400 m47.68s

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