Dwight K. Ferguson (born 16 May 1970) is a former World Class Sprinter that competed on the professional level nationally, Internationally and the European Circuit pre/post major international track and field championships. (running), sprint indoor and outdoor competition in 55m, 60m, 100m, 4x100m Athletics (sport), athlete from the

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. He won the silver medal in the men's 100 metres at the

1998 Central American and Caribbean Games 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

, and competed professionally for his native country at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

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, and the Senior Pan Am Games. Dwight also competed at many professional races in the United States until retirement with a career ending injury in 2006.

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Bahamian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of the Bahamas 1970 births Living people Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for the Bahamas Competitors at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics {{Bahamas-athletics-bio-stub