Seymour Newman (born 17 May 1953) is a Jamaican former

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Biography

As a youth, Newman was a proficient cricketer and in the early 1970s he played for the Jamaica Under 19s team, in the same side as

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and

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. Newman represented Jamaica in two events at the

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. He made the semi-finals of the 800 metres and finished fifth in contentious circumstances, having been bumped during the race by US runner

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. The American was disqualified after the race but later reinstated, a decision which cost Newman a place in the final. He was also a member of the 4 × 400 metres relay team which made the final and finished in fifth position. He won both the 400 metres and 800 metres races at the

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. His run in the 400 metres final was in a field which included Cuba's Olympic champion

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and set a personal best time, 45.66. At the

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he won silver medals in the 800 metres and the 4 × 400 metres relay. His personal best in the 800 metres, a time of 1:45.2 set in Helsinki in 1977, remains a Jamaican national record.

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