{{MedalTableTop, image=, medals= Gregory Haughton (born 10 November 1973) is a

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runner. He won three Olympic medals, one at the

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and two at the

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. His personal best for the 400 m was 44.56 seconds. He was coached by

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, an individual who also trained world record-holder Michael Johnson. Individually, Haughton was the bronze medallist at the

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and won bronze medals over 400 m at the

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in 1995 and 2001. He won gold medals at the

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1999 Pan American Games The 1999 Pan American Games, officially the XIII Pan American Games () or the 13th Pan American Games and commonly known as Winnipeg 1999, were a major international multi-sport event that was held from July 23 to August 8, 1999, in Winnipeg, Ma ...

1993 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics The 1993 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics were held at the Estadio Pascual Guerrero in Cali, Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular re ...

. He was twice NJCAA Champion and a three-time NCAA 400 metres champion. He won five Jamaican national titles in his career. As a long-standing member of Jamaica's

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team, Haughton was crowned 2004 World Indoor Champion, 1998 Commonwealth Champion, 1999 Pan American Games champion. He won Olympic bronze medals in the relay in 2000 and 1996, as well as four silver medals at the World Championships. Haughton was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame (1997), George Mason University Hall of Fame (2001), and the Carreras Sports Foundation Male Athlete of the Year (1999–2000). In April 2011 Greg Haughton received the award from the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association for Outstanding Contribution to Track and Field in Jamaica.

Personal bests

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Achievements

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References

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