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CHRISTOPHER   ANTHONY   BRATHWAITE

DATE OF BIRTH: August 12, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH: Maraval, Trinidad
EDUCATION:
  • Donaldson Technical Institute
  • East New Mexico University, New Mexico, USA (1972-73)
  • Spokane Community College, Washington, USA (1973)
  • Oregon University, Oregon, USA (1974-77), BA and MA in Sociology
  • OLYMPIC EVENTS: Athletics:
  • 100 meters
  • 200 meters
  • 4 x 100 meters Relay
  • CAREER:                                         Brathwaite's career included the following significant accomplishments:
    • 1970 Central American and Caribbean Games, Panama City, Panama - 100 meters (Semifinals, 10.5); 200 meters (Semifinals, 21.7); 4 x 100 meters Relay (5th, 41.6, with Hasely Crawford, Gerald Donatien, and George Simon); 4 x 400 meters Relay (Semifinals, 3:17.0, with Hasely Crawford, Gerald Donatien, and George Simon)
    • 1975 Pan American Games, Mexico City, Mexico - 200 meters (Semifinals, 21.21); 4 x 100 meters Relay (5th, 39.25, with Hasely Crawford, Charles Joseph, and Rudolph Reid)
    • 1976 Olympics, Montreal, Canada - 100 meters (10.71); 4 x 100 meters Relay (Semifinals, 39.88, with Francis Adams, Anthony Husbands, and Charles Joseph)
    • 1978 British Commonwealth Games, Edmonton, Canada - 100 meters (7th, 10.32); 200 meters (Semifinals, 21.1); 4 x 100 meters Relay (2nd, 39.29, with Hasely Crawford, Edwin Noel, and Ephraim Serrette)
    • 1980 Olympics, Moscow, Russia - 100 meters (Semifinals, 10.54); 200 meters (Quarterfinals, 21.02); 4 x 100 meters Relay (Semifinals, 39.74, with Andrew Bruce, Hasely Crawford, and Edwin Noel)
    • 1982 British Commonwealth Games, Brisbane, Australia - 100 meters (Semifinals, 10.43); 200 meters (Semifinals, 21.09)
    • 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games, Havana, Cuba - 100 meters (4th, 10.38); 4 x 100 meters Relay (Final, did not start); 4 x 100 meters Relay (Semifinals, 40.08, with Andrew Bruce, Ruthven Prithwie, and Alexander Smith)
    • 1983 Pan American Games, Caracas, Venezuela - 100 meters (Semifinals, 10.53); 200 meters (Semifinals, 21.35); 4 x 100 meters Relay (5th, 39.40, with Andrew Bruce, Hasely Crawford, and Andrew George)
    • 1983 World Championships, Helsinki, Finland - 100 meters (Quarterfinals, 10.57); 200 meters (Quarterfinals, 21.14)
    DIED: November 12, 1984, from gunshot wounds in Eugene, Oregon, USA
    Compiled by Ronald C. Emrit