Denzel Ramirez (born 22 December 1983) is a

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. He represented

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at the 2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships and the

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. He ran track with Colby Community College and

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Running career

Ramirez grew up with one parent in

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and took up athletic in 2002. He first represented Trinidad and Tobago at the 2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships, where he ran 33:25 in the

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race. In collegiate competition Ramirez first ran for Colby Community College; in 2005 he was named Colby's Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Year and Academic

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n by the National Junior College Athletic Association. Just months after the Kansas Relays, he competed for his country in the 5,000 metre race at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games, running 15:18.72 in hot weather. In 2007 he won the

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at the Sagicor National Open Track and Field Championship in a time of 14:54.16 ahead of Curtis Cox. After his spell with Colby, Ramirez joined

, where he earned a degree in Criminal Justice. Running for Troy, Ramirez ran a 3:54.26 in the

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at the 2009 Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championships. In 2010, running for Trinidad and Tobago, Ramirez finished second in the IAAF South American Road Race Classic 10K, barely behind

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's Cleveland Forde.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ramirez, Denzel 1983 births Living people Trinidad and Tobago male middle-distance runners Trinidad and Tobago male long-distance runners Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games