Glen Cohen

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Glen Cohen
Personal information
NationalityBritish/Jamaican
Born22 April 1954
Linstead, Saint Catherine, Jamaica
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event400 m
Club WBAC
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Men's athletics
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 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.
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