Donovan Reid

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Donovan Reid
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1963-08-31) 31 August 1963 (age 61)
London, England
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
EventSprinting
Club Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers

Donovan Reid (born 31 August 1963) is a male British retired sprinter who competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics. [1]

Biography

Reid represented England in the 200 metres and 4 x 100 metres relay events, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia. [2] [3]

Reid became the British 100 metres champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1984 AAA Championships, defeating Linford Christie into second place. [4] [5]

Reid competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. [6]

References

  1. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  2. "1982 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  5. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  6. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Donovan Reid Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2017.