Samson Colebrooke (born 10 May 1997) is a Bahamian sprinter. He is the fastest born-Bahamian athlete over 100m as Derrick Atkins, the national record holder, was born in Jamaica.
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| Nationality | Bahamian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 May 1997 Exuma Island | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Running | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprints | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100 m: 10.01 (Queretaro, Mexico) 200 m: 20.46 (Jacksonville, Florida | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life and career
editOriginally from Exuma in the Bahamas, Colebrooke moved to the United States to study law at Purdue University.[1] In 2019, Colebrooke won silver at the NACAC u23 championship in Mexico.
Due to the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, Colebrooke found himself unable to return home before the Bahamas government closed its borders, which resulted in him having to remain in the United States for an extended period.[2]
Senior career
editAt the 2020 Olympic Games, Colebrooke was drawn in heat two of the 100 metres race, alongside Trayvon Bromell and others. Colebrooke finished 7th in the heat in a time of 10.33 seconds.[3] [4] At the 2022 World Athletics Championships, Colebrooke ran in the 100 metres finishing fifth in his heat in a time of 10.23.[5]
He also ran on the Bahamas' 4x100m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Samson Colebrooke - Track & Field". Purdue University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
- ^ "Sprinter Samson focusing on studies". www.tribune242.com. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
- ^ "Men's 100m - Round 1 - Heat 2/7 - Results" (PDF). olympics.com. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ [1] Run Blog Run. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "Men's 100m Results: World Athletics Championships 2022 | Watch Athletics".
- ^ "Men 4x100m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
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