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Chris Lloyd (born October 10, 1980) is a sprinter from
Dominica Dominica ( or ; Kalinago: ; french: Dominique; Dominican Creole French: ), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of the island. It is geographically ...
who specializes in the
400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...
.Athlete biography: Chris Lloyd
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His personal best time is 45.40 seconds, achieved in April 2007 in
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. The Dominican record currently belongs to Bruce Phillip with 45.31 seconds. Lloyd does hold the Dominican
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 ...
record, however, with 20.62 seconds and 100m, achieved in April 2006 in
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.Dominican athletics records
He participated at the World Championships in
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and
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, the World Indoor Championships in
2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...
and
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and the
2004 Olympic Games The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...
without ever reaching the final. In 2007 he won the bronze medal at the
Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...
. Lloyd represented
Dominica at the 2008 Summer Olympics Dominica sent a delegation of eight people, including two athletes, to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Its appearance in Beijing marked the fourth time a delegation from Dominica participated in an Olympic games since its ...
in
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. He competed at the
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 ...
and placed fifth in his first round heat in a time of 20.90 seconds, which was not enough to advance to the second round.


References

* 1980 births Living people Dominica male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Dominica Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for Dominica Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Commonwealth Games competitors for Dominica Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games {{Dominica-athletics-bio-stub