Glen Cohen

For the academic, see I. Glenn Cohen.

Glen Cohen

Personal information
Nationality	British/Jamaican
Born	(1954-04-22) 22 April 1954 (age 71) Linstead, Saint Catherine, Jamaica
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	400 m
Club	WBAC
Medal record Representing   Great Britain Men's athletics European Championships 1974 Rome 4 × 400 m relay

Glendon Howard Cohen (born 22 April 1954) is a male retired Jamaican-born British track and field athlete who competed in the sprints.

Biography

Born in Linstead, St. Catherine, Jamaica, he moved over to England as a child, growing up in Wolverhampton, and represented Great Britain at the Olympic Games of 1976 and 1980 in the 400 metres. He was a member of Wolverhampton & Bilston Athletics Club. His personal best of 45.49 was achieved in 1978. ^[1]

Cohen finished second behind David Jenkins in the 400 metres event at the 1975 AAA Championships. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

He represented England in the 400 metres and 400 metres relay events, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. ^{[5] [6]}

References

1. "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
2. "Stewart Mystery" . Sunday Mirror. 3 August 1975. Retrieved 31 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
4. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
5. "1978 Athletes". Team England.
6. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.