June Marcia Griffith (''married'' Collison) (born June 16, 1957) is a retired Guyanese

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athlete. She participated in both

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and jumping events. She represented Guyana in the 400 meters at the 1984 Olympics, making it to the semi-final round before finishing a non-qualifying 5th place in her semi final behind the eventual gold (

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) and bronze (

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) medalists. She was the 400 metres gold medalist at the

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. She was also a silver medalist at the

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, losing to Sharon Dabney in a

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in the 400 metres and a bronze medalist in the long jump at the

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. She married Dennis Collison, also a Guyanese sprinter. They are the parents of

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basketball player

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. She originally came to the United States on a track scholarship to

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. After earning her

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, she was

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for the now closed St. Luke Medical Center in

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. She is now COO of the

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International competitions

¹Representing the Americas

References

Living people 1957 births Olympic athletes for Guyana Guyanese female sprinters Guyanese female long jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Adelphi Panthers women's track and field athletes Pan American Games silver medalists for Guyana Pan American Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1979 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Pan American Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Guyana Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Competitors at the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Guyana Competitors at the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Guyana Guyanese people of African descent Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games Medallists at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in athletics {{Guyana-athletics-bio-stub