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ATO JABARI BOLDON
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DATE OF BIRTH: |
December 30, 1973 |
PLACE OF BIRTH: |
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad |
EDUCATION: |
Newtown Boys' RC School
Fatima College (1985-88)
Jamaica High School, Queens, New York, New York, USA (1988-90)
Piedmont Hills High School, San Jose, California, USA (1990-92)
San Jose City College, San Jose, California, USA (1992-93)
UCLA, California, USA (1993-96)
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OLYMPIC EVENTS: |
Athletics:
100 meters
200 meters
4 x 100 meters Relay
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CAREER: Boldon's career included the following significant accomplishments:
- 1992 Olympics, Barcelona, Spain - 100 meters (10.77), 200 meters (21.65)
- 1992 World Junior Championships, Seoul, Korea - 100 meters (1st, 10.36), 200 meters (1st, 20.63)
- 1993 World Championships, Stuttgart, Germany - 100 meters (Quarterfinals, 10.48), 200 meters (21.31); 4 x 100 meters Relay (40.24, with Neil De Silva, Patrick Delice, and Wendell Williams)
- 1994 Commonwealth Games, Victoria, Canada - 100 meters (4th, 10.07); 200 meters (Semifinals, 20.80)
- 1995 World Championships, Goteborg, Sweden - 100 meters (3rd, 10.03), 200 meters (Quarterfinals, 21.81)
- 1996 Olympics, Atlanta, Georgia, USA - 100 meters (3rd, 9.90); 200 meters (3rd, 19.80)
- 1997 World Championships, Athens, Greece - 100 meters (5th, 10.02); 200 meters (1st, 20.04)
- 1998 British Commonwealth Games, Kuala Lampur, Malaysia - 100 meters (1st, 9.88)
- 2000 Olympics, Sydney, Australia - 100 meters (2nd, 9.99); 200 meters (3rd, 20.20); 4 x 100 meters Relay (Semifinals, 38.92, with Nicconnor Alexander, Marc Burns, and Julieon Raeburn)
- 2001 World Championships, Edmonton, Canada - 100 meters (3rd, 9.98, after 2nd Place finisher Tim Montgomery was disqualified in 12/2005 for doping); 4 x 100 meters Relay (2nd, 38.58, with Darrel Brown, Marc Burns, and Jacey Harper, after 1st Place finisher USA was disqualified in 12/2005 for doping by anchor Tim Montgomery)
- 2003 Pan American Games, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - 4 x 100 meters Relay (2nd, 38.53, with Nicconnor Alexander, Marc Burns, and Darrel Brown)
- 2003 World Championships, Paris, France - 100 meters (Semifinals, 10.22); 4 x 100 meters Relay (Semifinals, 38.84, with Nicconnor Alexander, Marc Burns, and Jacey Harper)
- 2004 Olympics, Athens, Greece - 100 meters (10.41); 4 x 100 meters Relay (7th, 38.60, with Nicconnor Alexander, Darrel Brown, and Marc Burns)
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AWARDS:
- 1993 - Trinidad & Tobago Humming Bird Medal Gold (for Sport)
- 1997 - Trinidad & Tobago Chaconia Medal Gold (for Sport)
- 2000 - 100 Most Outstanding Sportsmen of the 1900s
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Compiled by Ronald C. Emrit |
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