Lindel Hodge (born 5 April 1959, in

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) is a sprinter from the

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. Hodge was part of the first ever team to represent

at the

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when he competed in the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

, he entered the

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and in his heat he ran a time of 22.28 seconds and finished 5th out of eight runners so didn't qualify for the next round, he also entered the

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they finished 6th in the heat so didn't qualify for the next round. Four years later he was at the

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and this time he ran in the

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and

in the 100 metres he ran in a time of 10.79 seconds and finished 6th in his heat and the 200 metres he finished 5th so didn't qualify for the next round in either event.Sports Reference Profile
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References

1959 births Living people British Virgin Islands male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for the British Virgin Islands Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for the British Virgin Islands Pan American Games competitors for the British Virgin Islands {{BritishVirginIslands-athletics-bio-stub