Wilton Jackson (born 15 November 1935) is a Trinidad and Tobago sprinter.
Wilton Jackson took part in the 4 x 440 yards relay at the

1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games The 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (Welsh: Gemau Ymerodraeth Prydain a'r Gymanwlad 1958) were held in Cardiff, Wales, from 18–26 July 1958. Thirty-five nations sent a total of 1,130 athletes and 228 officials to the Cardiff Games ...

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. Trinidad and Tobago did not qualify for the final. Representing the British West Indies, Jackson took bronze in the 4×100 metres relay at the

1959 Pan American Games The 1959 Pan American Games were held in Chicago, Illinois, United States between August 28 and September 7, 1959. Host city selection One city initially submitted a bid to host the 1959 Pan American Games that was recognized by the Pan Ame ...

. At the

1962 Central American and Caribbean Games The ninth Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Kingston, the capital city of Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles ...

, Jackson took part in both relay events with the Trinidad and Tobago team, winning silver in both events. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...

, finishing fifth in his heat with a time of 10.6 seconds. Jackson appeared 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 ...

, this time representing Trinidad and Tobago, where his team came fourth in the final of the 4 x 100 metres relay.Full results
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* 1935 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Trinidad and Tobago male sprinters Olympic athletes for Trinidad and Tobago Pan American Games bronze medalists for the British West Indies Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1959 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1967 Pan American Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Trinidad and Tobago Athletes (track and field) at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Place of birth missing (living people) Medalists at the 1959 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics {{Trinidad-athletics-bio-stub