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Ian ("Frinty") Morris (born 30 November 1961 in
Siparia Siparia is a town in southern Trinidad, in Trinidad and Tobago, south of San Fernando, southwest of Penal and Debe and southeast of Fyzabad. Also called "The Sand City", it was originally a non- Mission Amerindian settlement. Siparia grew to be ...
) is a retired male
track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...
athlete from
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of ...
who specialized in the 400 metres. A former soccer player for the Siparia Angels in South Trinidad, he did not take up athletics until the age of 23. He occasionally ran 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 even competed in the
800 metres The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since t ...
at the 1987 World Indoor Championships. He is now a member of the Siparia Rhythm Section.He is also the Coach of the Siparia Athletics Club. His personal best time was 44.21 seconds, achieved in the semifinal of the 1992 Olympics. The result gives him 23rd place on the all-time performers list. At 44.21, for 24 years he held the Trinidad and Tobago record which was eventually broken by Machel Cedenio in the 2016 Rio Olympics in a time of 44.01.


International competitions

1Representing the Americas
2Did not finish in the semifinals
3Did not start in the semifinals


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* * * 1961 births Living people Trinidad and Tobago male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Olympic athletes for Trinidad and Tobago Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Trinidad and Tobago Pan American Games silver medalists for Trinidad and Tobago Pan American Games bronze medalists for Trinidad and Tobago Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics People from Siparia region Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Trinidad and Tobago Competitors at the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games {{Trinidad-athletics-bio-stub