Hank Palmer (born 16 March 1985) is a

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sprinter. He was born in

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. Palmer's best place to date was a fourth place at the 2004 World Junior Championships. He is uncommonly known by his self-appointed nicknames Black Phoenix and Legend. Palmer represented

Canada at the 2008 Summer Olympics Canada, represented by the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC), competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, from August 8 to 24, 2008. Canadian athletes had competed in every Summer Olympic Games since 1900 with the exception of 1980, whi ...

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. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with

Pierre Browne Pierre Browne (born January 14, 1980) is a Canadian sprinter of Barbadian descent. He represented Canada for the 100 and the 200 meters dash in the 2000 Sydney Olympics, 2002 Commonwealth Games, and the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.

Anson Henry Anson Henry (born March 9, 1979) is a retired Canadian sprinter of Jamaican descent who specialized in the 100 metres. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

, and Jared Connaughton. In their qualification heat they placed second behind

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, but in front of

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and

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. Their time of 38.77 was the fourth out of sixteen participating nations in the first round and they qualified for the final. There they sprinted to a time of 38.66 seconds, which was the sixth time., beijing2008.cn, ret: 26 August 2008

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* 1985 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Canadian male sprinters Olympic track and field athletes of Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada {{Canada-athletics-bio-stub