Marvin Watts (born 21 May 1975) is a retired

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n athlete who specialised in the

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. He won several medals at the regional level. He competed at the

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reaching semifinals. His personal best in the event is 1:46.43 from 2001.

Competition record

References

1975 births Living people Jamaican male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Jamaica Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Pan American Games competitors for Jamaica Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Jamaica Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Jamaica South Carolina Gamecocks men's track and field athletes Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Jamaica Competitors at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics 20th-century Jamaican people 21st-century Jamaican people {{Jamaica-athletics-bio-stub