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| Born | (1972-11-28) 28 November 1972 Kingstown, Saint George | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Ohio State Buckeyes | |||||||||||||||||
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Eswort Lorenzo Brian Coombs (born 28 November 1972) is a retired track and field sprinter from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines who specialized in the 400 metres.
In addition to 400 m he holds the national record in 4 x 400 metres relay with 3:06.52 minutes, achieved with teammates Thomas Dickson, Eversley Linley, Erasto Sampson during the heats at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1]
Coombs was an All-American for the Ohio State Buckeyes track and field team, anchoring their 4 × 400 m relay to a 7th-place finish at the 1997 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships.[2][3]
Achievements
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | ||||
| 1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 6th | 400 m |
| 1995 | Pan American Games | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 3rd | 400 m |
| Universiade | Fukuoka, Japan | 1st | 400 m | |
| Central American and Caribbean Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 1st | 400 m | |
References
[edit]- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eswort Coombs". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ↑ "OLYMPIAN READY TO RUN FOR OSU". thelantern.com.
- ↑ "4 × 400 meters relay at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
External links
[edit]- Eswort Coombs at World Athletics
- Eswort Coombs at Olympics.com
- Eswort Coombs at Olympedia
- Eswort Coombs at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Eswort Coombs at InterSportStats
World University Games champions in men's 400 metres | |
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