June Griffith

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June Griffith
Personal information
BornJune 16, 1957 (1957-06-16) (age 67)
Santa Rosa, Guyana
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1982 Havana 400 m
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1979 San Juan 400 m
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1978 Edmonton Long jump
Representing Americas (orthographic projection).svg Americas
IAAF World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1981 Rome 4×400 m relay

June Marcia Griffith (married Collison) (born June 16, 1957) is a retired Guyanese track and field athlete. She participated in both sprint and jumping events. She represented Guyana in the 400 meters at the 1984 Olympics, making it to the semi-final round before finishing a non-qualifying 5th place in her semi final behind the eventual gold (Valerie Brisco-Hooks) and bronze (Kathy Smallwood-Cook) medalists. [1]

She was the 400 metres gold medalist at the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games. She was also a silver medalist at the 1979 Pan American Games, losing to Sharon Dabney in a photo finish in the 400 metres and a bronze medalist in the long jump at the 1978 Commonwealth Games.

She married Dennis Collison, also a Guyanese sprinter. They are the parents of NBA basketball player Darren Collison. She originally came to the United States on a track scholarship to Adelphi University. After earning her MBA, she was CFO for the now closed St. Luke Medical Center in Sierra Madre, California. She is now COO of the Arrowhead Regional Medical Center. [2]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana
1973 CARIFTA Games (U20) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 3rdLong jump5.35
1974 Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 13th (h)400 m 1:35.71
5thHigh jump 1.59 m
5thLong jump 5.28 m
1975 CARIFTA Games (U20) Hamilton, Bermuda 1stHigh jump1.625 m
1976 CARIFTA Games (U20) Nassau, Bahamas 1stHigh jump1.65 m
2ndLong jump5.66 m
1978 Commonwealth Games Edmonton, Canada 7th (sf)200 m 23.44 (w)
5th400 m 53.25
3rdLong jump 6.52 m
1979 Pan American Games San Juan, Puerto Rico 2nd400 m 51.81
World Cup Montreal, Canada 5th4 × 400 m relay 3:28.50 1
1981 World Cup Rome, Italy 3rd4 × 400 m relay 3:26.42 1
1982 Central American and Caribbean Games Havana, Cuba 1st400 m 51.89
Commonwealth Games Brisbane, Australia 8th400 m 53.67
1983 Pan American Games Caracas, Venezuela 5th400 m 53.14
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 19th (h)400 m 53.47
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 13th (sf)400 m 52.39

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References

  1. "June Griffith Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  2. "June Griffith - Collison". basia92376.tripod.com. Retrieved 2017-07-26.