Seibert Straughn (born 31 October 1967, in

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) is a retired Barbadian sprinter who specialized in the

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. He won the bronze medal at the 1989 Central American and Caribbean Championships. He also competed at the Olympic Games in

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and

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as well as the 1991 World Championships. His personal best time was 45.61 seconds, achieved in May 1989 in

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.World men's all-time best 400m
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* 1967 births Living people Barbadian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Barbados Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Barbados Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Barbados Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics {{Barbados-athletics-bio-stub