Colin Bradford (born 30 May 1955) is a

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n former

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athlete who specialised in

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ing events. He represented Jamaica at the

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in 1976 and 1980. Born in Saint Catherine, he gained his first honours at the 1974 CARIFTA Games, where in the under-20s section he claimed

bronze medal A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of bronze awarded to the third-place finisher of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The outright winner receive ...

s over

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

and

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

. He was selected to contest these events at the

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– he reached the 200 m final, coming in seventh, while his teammate

Don Quarrie Donald O'Riley Quarrie CD (born 25 February 1951) is a Jamaican former track and field athlete, one of the world's top sprinters during the 1970s. At the 1976 Summer Olympics he was the gold medallist in the Olympic 200 meters and silver med ...

took the

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. Bradford also ran in the

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and came fifth in the final alongside Quarrie,

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and Seymour Newman. He represented Jamaica 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 ...

and secured the 200 m bronze medal. He competed over

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individually and in the relay at the 1979 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics and took

s in both events.CENTRAL AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)
GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-02-05. Bradford was chosen for the 200 m as well as both the 100 and 400 m relays at the

1980 Moscow Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

, but was eliminated in the heats stages of all three events.Colin Bradford
Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2011-02-05. The following year he won the 100 m title at the

1981 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics The 1981 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic between 10–12 July. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table See ...

and formed part of the Americas 4×400 m relay team for the

1981 IAAF World Cup The 3rd IAAF World Cup in Athletics was an international track and field sporting event sponsored by the International Association of Athletics Federations, held on September 4–6, 1981, at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy. Overall results M ...

. His final global competition was the

1983 World Championships in Athletics The 1st 1983 World Championships in Athletics were run under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations and were held at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland between 7 and 14 August 1983. Summary The overall med ...

, where he ran in the heats of the 200 m and anchored a Jamaican team of

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, Ray Stewart and

Leroy Reid Leroy Reid (born 3 August 1963) is a Jamaican sprinter. He competed in the men's 200 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an intern ...

to seventh place in the 4×100 metres relay final.Results - 4 X 100 METRES - Men - Final
.

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. Retrieved on 2011-02-05. His personal bests were 10.15 seconds for 100 m, 20.66 over 200 m and a 400 m time of 45.94 seconds.

Major competition record

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bradford, Colin Living people 1955 births Jamaican male sprinters Sportspeople from Saint Catherine Parish Olympic athletes for Jamaica Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Jamaica Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1979 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games silver medalists for Jamaica Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games Medallists at the 1978 Commonwealth Games