Clive Barriffe (born 1955) is a

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n former

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athlete who competed in the

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and the

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. He was the silver medallist with the Jamaican relay team at the

1978 Commonwealth Games The 1978 Commonwealth Games were held in Edmonton, Alberta from 3 to 12 August 1978, two years after the 1976 Summer Olympics were held in Montreal, Quebec. They were boycotted by Nigeria, in protest at New Zealand's sporting contacts with apar ...

, running in a team including

Bertland Cameron Bertland "Bert" Cameron (born 16 November 1959) is a retired Jamaican sprinter who mainly competed over 400 metres. He represented Jamaica at three consecutive editions of the Summer Olympics. Cameron won the 400 m title at the first Worl ...

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and

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. He also placed sixth individually in the hurdles at that competition.Clive Barriffe
. Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved on 2015-04-05. That same year he was a relay champion with Jamaica at the

1978 Central American and Caribbean Games The 13th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Medellín, Colombia from July 7 to July 28, 1978, and included 2,605 athletes from nineteen nations, competing in 21 sports. Sports * * References Meta* Central American and Ca ...

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1955 births Living people Jamaican male hurdlers Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Jamaica Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Jamaica Competitors at the 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics {{Jamaica-athletics-bio-stub