DeWayne Barrett (born December 27, 1981) is a Jamaican sprinter who specializes in the 400 meters. He won a silver medal in the

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at the 2008 World Indoor Championships in Valencia, along with Michael Blackwood, Edino Steele, and Adrian Findlay. He also won a silver medal in the

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in the

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. He attended

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, and graduated in 2005.

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1981 births Living people Jamaican male sprinters World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists Universiade silver medalists for Jamaica Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 2005 Summer Universiade {{Jamaica-athletics-bio-stub