Byron LaBeach (11 October 1930 – 12 December 2021) was a Jamaican sprinter who competed in the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

Life and career

LaBeach was born in Kingston,

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, on 11 October 1930. He also won gold medals at the

Central American and Caribbean Games The Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC or CACGs) are a multi-sport regional championship event, held quadrennial (once every four years), typically in the middle (even) year between Summer Olympics. The games are for countries in Cent ...

with the Jamaican 4×100 metres relay and

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teams. He was the brother of Panamanian sprinter Lloyd La Beach. Byron LaBeach died on 12 December 2021, at the age of 91.

Competition record

References

1930 births 2021 deaths Sportspeople from Kingston, Jamaica Jamaican male sprinters Olympic athletes of Jamaica Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Jamaica Competitors at the 1954 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics {{Jamaica-athletics-bio-stub