Erasto Kambon Sampson (born 23 June 1975) is a retired sprinter from

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines () is an island country in the Caribbean. It is located in the southeast Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, which lie in the West Indies at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea wh ...

who specialized in the

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and

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 ...

. At the

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he participated in the

, the

4 x 100 metres relay 4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. In mathematics Four is the smallest c ...

and the

4 x 400 metres relay 4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. In mathematics Four is the smallest c ...

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/ref> His personal best times are 10.6 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in 1997, and 46.96 seconds in the 400 metres, achieved in 1999. He holds the national record in 4 x 400 metres relay with 3:06.52 minutes, achieved with teammates

Eswort Coombs Eswort Lorenzo Brian Coombs (born 26 November 1972) is a retired track and field sprinter from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines who specialized in the 400 metres. In addition to 400 m he holds the national record in 4 x 400 metres relay with 3:06.5 ...

, Thomas Dickson and

Eversley Linley Eversley Augustus Linley (born 1 November 1969) is a retired sprinter from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines who specialized in the 400 metres and the 800 metres. He participated in the 800 metres at the 1988 and 1992 Olympics, and in the ...

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1975 births Living people Saint Vincent and the Grenadines male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines {{SaintVincent-athletics-bio-stub