Leroy Colquhoun (born 1 March 1980) is a
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At , it is the third-largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola—of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, west of Hispaniola (the is ...
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sprinter. He won a silver medal in 4 × 400 metres relay at the
2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships
The 9th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held in the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, United Kingdom from 14 to 16 March 2003. It was the first time the Championships had been held in the UK. There were a total number of 5 ...
and a gold medal in the same event at the
2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships
The 10th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) were held in the Budapest Arena, Hungary between March 5 and March 7, 2004. A total off 139 countries were r ...
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Colquhoun ran track collegiately at
Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, commonly referred to as Louisiana State University (LSU), is an American Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Baton Rouge, Louis ...
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Before starting his sprinting career he attended trials for the
Jamaica national bobsled team.
Personal bests
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400 metres
The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is ...
– 45.50 (2001)
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400 metres hurdles
The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. The event has been on the Summer Olympics, Olympic Sport of athletics, athletics programme since 1900 Summer Olympics, 1900 for men and since 1984 Summer Olympics, 1984 for women.
On a ...
– 48.79 (2005)
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Jamaican male sprinters
LSU Tigers track and field athletes
1980 births
Living people
World Athletics Indoor Championships winners
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