Neville Myton (28 May 1946 – 19 May 2021) was a Jamaican middle distance runner who competed in the

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and in the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

. He was a double gold medallist at the

1966 Central American and Caribbean Games The 10th (X) Central American and Caribbean Games were held in San Juan, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Ri ...

, taking the individual

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title and also sharing in the team gold medals with the Jamaican

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team. He won a bronze medal in the 4×400 metre relay at the

1967 Pan American Games The 1967 Pan American Games were held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, from July 23 to August 6, 1967. Winnipeg was chosen as host of the Pan American Games on its second try. It first bid for the 1963 Games at the 1959 PASO meeting in Chicago ...

. Myton set a national junior record in Jamaica when he finished the 800m race in 1:47.2 minutes at the 1964 Olympics. At the time of his death, this record still stood. He also competed in the

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...

, taking a silver at the

1964 British West Indies Championships The 1964 British West Indies Championships was the fifth edition of the track and field competition between British colony nations in the Caribbean. This marked the relaunching of the competition after a three-year break, during which the West Indie ...

and gold at the

1965 British West Indies Championships The 1965 British West Indies Championships was the sixth and final edition of the track and field competition between British colony nations in the Caribbean. It was held in Bridgetown, Barbados. The dissolution of the West Indies Federation, and t ...

. Myton resided in Florida until his death, with his wife Joy.

References

1946 births 2021 deaths Jamaican male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Jamaica Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Pan American Games bronze medalists for Jamaica Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1967 Pan American Games Competitors at the 1966 Central American and Caribbean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Jamaica Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 1967 Pan American Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Jamaica {{Jamaica-athletics-bio-stub