Charles Tyrone Allen (born March 3, 1977) is a

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track and field athlete, specializing in

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and

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. Born in Georgetown,

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, Allen emigrated to Canada, first to

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where he attended

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, and then to Malton where he went to Ascension of Our Lord Secondary School. Allen represented Canada at the

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in the

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and

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. Representing the Clemson Tigers track and field team, Allen won the 1999 4 × 400 meter relay at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships. He competed for Guyana in the 110 metres hurdles at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...

, and still holds the Guyanese record in that event. By the time of the

2002 Commonwealth Games The 2002 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XVII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Manchester 2002, were an international multi-sport event for the members of the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth held in Manchester, England, ...

, Allen was again representing Canada. At the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...

, Allen made the finals in the 110 m hurdles after setting a new personal best time in each of the qualifying rounds. He finished a respectable sixth, but in a slower time than he had hoped. He was also captain of Canada's

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team, but the team failed to pass the qualifying stages. At the

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, however, Allen won a

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with the Canadian relay team.

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* 1977 births Living people Athletes from Georgetown, Guyana Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games Pan American Games track and field athletes for Canada World Athletics Championships athletes for Canada Black Canadian track and field athletes Black Canadian sportsmen Canadian male hurdlers Canadian male sprinters Guyanese male hurdlers Guyanese people of African descent Guyanese emigrants to Canada Olympic athletes for Guyana Naturalized citizens of Canada Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Sportspeople from Brampton Track and field athletes from Ontario Clemson Tigers men's track and field athletes Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Canadian Track and Field Championships winners NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in athletics {{Guyana-athletics-bio-stub