Marvin Watts

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Marvin Watts
Personal information
Born (1975-05-21) 21 May 1975 (age 50)
Kingston, Jamaica
Sport
Sport Track and field
Medal record
Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica
Central American and Caribbean Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 San Salvador 800m

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.

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His personal best in the event is 1:46.43 from 2001.[ citation needed ]

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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