Jean-Marc Destine (born 17 January 1973) is a

Haiti Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of the Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican ...

an retired

middle-distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, ranging from 500 metres up to . The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distanc ...

who specialised in the

800 metres The 800 metres, or 800 meters (American and British English spelling differences#-re.2C -er, US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of a ...

. He represented his country at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

, as well as one outdoor and two indoor World Championships.

International competitions

Personal bests

Outdoor *

– 1:45.79 (Eagle Rock 1996) *

1000 metres The 1000 metres, 1 kilometer run, or 1K run is an uncommon middle-distance running event in track and field competitions. It consists of two and a half laps around an outdoor 400 m track, or five laps around an indoor 200 m track. The 1000 ...

– 2:22.89 (Arnhem 1997) *1500 metres - 3:50.25 (San Diego 1997) Indoor *

– 1:47.80 (Sindelfingen 1997) *

– 2:24.88 (Cedar Falls 2000)

References

All-Athletics profile
1973 births Living people Haitian male middle-distance runners World Athletics Championships athletes for Haiti Olympic athletes for Haiti Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Pan American Games competitors for Haiti Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games Competitors at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games {{Haiti-athletics-bio-stub