Michael Campbell (sprinter)

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Michael Campbell
Medal record
Athletics
Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 San Salvador 4x400 m relay
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Kingston 400m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1997 Bridgetown 400m

Michael Campbell (born 11 September 1978 in Kingston) is a retired male track and field sprinter from Jamaica.

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Career

He specialized in the 200 metres and the 400 metres during his career. His personal best time in the men's 200 metres was 21.07 seconds, achieved on 30 May 2004 in Sacramento, California. Campbell won a gold medal in the men's 4 × 400 m relay at the 2003 Pan American Games, alongside Sanjay Ayre, Lansford Spence, and Davian Clarke.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
1996 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Kingston, Jamaica 1st400 m46.92
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) San Salvador, El Salvador7th400 m48.22
1st4 × 400 m relay3:09.67
World Junior Championships Sydney, Australia19th (sf)400m 48.04
7th4 × 400 m relay 3:09.04
1997 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Bridgetown, Barbados 2nd400 m47.33
2003 Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic7th400 m 46.10
1st4 × 400 m relay 3:01.81
World Championships Paris, France2nd4 × 400 m relay 3:01.37 (h)
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece4 × 400 m relay DSQ