Aldwyn Sappleton (born 21 December 1981, in

Saint Ann Parish Saint Ann is the largest parish in Jamaica. It is situated on the north coast of the island, in the county of Middlesex, roughly halfway between the eastern and western ends of the island. It is often called "the Garden Parish of Jamaica" on ac ...

) is a

Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

athlete, who specialized in middle distance running. He won three medals, including gold in the 1500 metres, at the

1999 CARIFTA Games The 28th CARIFTA Games was held in Fort-de-France, Martinique, on April 3–5, 1999. Participation (unofficial) Detailed result lists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yields the number of about 3 ...

Fort-de-France Fort-de-France (, , ; gcf, label=Martinican Creole, Fodfwans) is a Communes of France, commune and the capital city of Martinique, an overseas department and region of France located in the Caribbean. It is also one of the major cities in the ...

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. He is also a four-time All-American track and field athlete, while playing for the Oklahoma Sooners, at the

University of Oklahoma The University of Oklahoma (OU) is a Public university, public research university in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it had existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two Territories became the state of Oklahom ...

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. Sappleton represented

at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

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, and competed in the men's 800 metres. He ran in the seventh heat of the event, against seven other competitors, including Netherlands'

Robert Lathouwers Robert Lathouwers (born 8 July 1983 in Rotterdam) is a former Dutch athlete who mainly focused on the 400 and 800 metres. Biography Lathouwers was born and raised in Rotterdam and has a sister who is two years older than he is named Maura.

, and

Andrew Wheating Andrew "Andy" Wheating is a retired American middle distance runner. Wheating competed for the United States in the men's 800 m at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, and in the 1500 m at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He was a profe ...

of the United States. Sappleton finished the race in sixth place, with a time of 1:48.19, failing to advance into the semi-final rounds.

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NBC Olympics Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sappleton, Aldwyn 1981 births Living people Jamaican male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Jamaica Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Saint Ann Parish World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Oklahoma Sooners men's track and field athletes