O'Brian Gibbons

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O'Brian Gibbons (born 1 November 1970) is a retired Canadian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.

Gibbons became Canadian 200 metre champion in 1998. [1] He competed at the 1996 Olympic Games, the 1997 World Championships, the 1999 World Indoor Championships (both 60 and 200 metres), [2] [3] and the 2001 Jeux de la Francophonie. He also represented Canada at the 1993/95 World University Games in Buffalo and Fukuoka, Japan. With the Canadian relay team he won a silver medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games running the 3rd leg.[ citation needed ]

His personal best times were 6.64 seconds in the 60 metres, achieved in March 1999 in Maebashi; 6.63 at World Indoors in Toronto, achieved in March 1993; 10.10 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in August 1998 in Montreal; [3] and 20.63 seconds in the 200 metres, achieved in 1998. [2]

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References

  1. "Canadian Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  2. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "O'Brian Gibbons". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  3. 1 2 O'Brian Gibbons at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg