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Marvin Watts (born 21 May 1975) is a retired Jamaican athlete who specialised in the 800 metres. [1] He won several medals at the regional level. He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics reaching semifinals.

His personal best in the event is 1:46.43 from 2001.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
1994 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 3rd800 m1:53.6
1998 Central American and Caribbean Games Maracaibo, Venezuela 8th800 m 2:00.77
Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 12th (sf)800 m 1:48.40
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 20th (sf)800 m 1:47.68
2001 Central American and Caribbean Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 2nd800 m 1:47.14
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 15th (sf)800 m 1:47.64
2002 Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador 3rd800 m 1:49.11
Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 21st (h)800 m 1:51.39
2003 Central American and Caribbean Championships St. George's, Grenada 3rd800 m 1:49.48
Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep. 7th800 m 1:48.98

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