Wilton Jackson

Wilton Jackson
Personal information
NationalityTrinidad and Tobago
Born (1935-11-15) 15 November 1935
Sport
SportSprinting
Event
100 metres
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  British West Indies (BWI)
Pan American Games
1959 Chicago 4×100 m

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 in Cardiff. Trinidad and Tobago did not qualify for the final.[1]

Representing the British West Indies, Jackson took bronze in the 4×100 metres relay at the 1959 Pan American Games.[2][3] At the 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games, Jackson took part in both relay events with the Trinidad and Tobago team, winning silver in both events.[4]

He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1964 Summer Olympics, finishing fifth in his heat with a time of 10.6 seconds.[5] Jackson appeared at the 1967 Pan American Games, this time representing Trinidad and Tobago, where his team came fourth in the final of the 4 x 100 metres relay.[6][7]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Trinidad and Tobago
1958 British West Indies Championships Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 3rd 400 m 48.5
British Empire and Commonwealth Games Cardiff, United Kingdom 20th (qf) 440 y 49.2
15th (h) 440 y hurdles 66.2
8th (h) 4 × 440 y relay 3:19.8
1959 British West Indies Championships Georgetown, British Guiana 1st 200 m 21.4
Pan American Games1 Chicago, United States 11th (sf) 100 m 10.6
9th (sf) 200 m 21.9
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 41.1
1960 British West Indies Championships Kingston, Jamaica 1st 200 m 21.1
1962 Central American and Caribbean Games Kingston, Jamaica 5th 200 m 21.7
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 40.7
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:12.5
1964 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 22nd (h) 100 m 10.6
1967 Pan American Games1 Winnipeg, Canada 4th 4 × 100 m relay 40.16

1Representing the British West Indies

References

  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. ^ Full results
  3. ^ "Track and Field Statistics". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Central American and Caribbean Games (Men)". GBR Athletics.
  5. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Wilton Jackson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  6. ^ Full results
  7. ^ "Track and Field Statistics". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 25 July 2021.


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