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Linval Laird
Linval Laird (born 23 June 1969) is a retired Jamaican athlete who specialised in the 400 metres.[1] He won several medals with the Jamaican 4 × 400 metres relay including the silver at the 1997 World Indoor Championships. His biggest individual achievement is the bronze at the 1997 Summer Universiade.
He has personal bests of 45.49 seconds outdoors (San Juan 1997) and 46.61 seconds indoors (Boston 1994).
Competition record Edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Jamaica | |||||
| 1991 | Universiade | Sheffield, United Kingdom | 4th (h) | 4x100 m relay | 40.01 |
| 2nd | 4x400 m relay | 3:05.93 | |||
| 1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 23rd (qf) | 400 m | 47.21 |
| 2nd | 4x400 m relay | 3:02.32 | |||
| 1995 | Universiade | Fukuoka, Japan | 19th (qf) | 400 m | 47.05 |
| 5th | 4x400 m relay | 3:04.77 | |||
| 1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 12th (sf) | 400 m | 47.01 |
| 2nd | 4x400 m relay | 3:08.11 | |||
| Central American and Caribbean Championships | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 2nd | 400 m | 45.49 | |
| 1st | 4x400 m relay | 3:01.42 | |||
| World Championships | Athens, Greece | 2nd (h) | 4x400 m relay | 2:59.98 | |
| Universiade | Catania, Italy | 3rd | 400 m | 45.54 | |
| 2nd | 4x400 m relay | 3:02.68 | |||
| 1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | 4th | 4x400 m relay | 3:05.13 |
References Edit
- ^ Linval Laird at World Athletics