Marvin Nash (7 December 1953 – 20 January 2023) was a Canadian sprinter who competed in the men's 100 metres at the

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

. He won a silver medal at the

1975 Summer Universiade The 1975 Summer Universiade, also known as the VIII Summer Universiade, took place in Rome, Italy. The 1975 Universiade only featured athletics, other disciplines having been cancelled, as the original host Yugoslavia was unable to hold the event ...

4 × 100 metres relay (with Al Dukowski, Bryan Saunders, and Bob Martin) and a bronze medal in the

1975 Pan American Games The 1975 Pan American Games, officially known as the VII Pan American Games () and commonly known as Mexico 1975 (), were held in Mexico City, Mexico, from October 12 to October 26, 1975, exactly twenty years after the second Pan American Games ...

in the same category (with Hugh Fraser, Albin Dukowski, and Bob Martin). He also competed at the

1978 Commonwealth Games The 1978 Commonwealth Games were held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, from 3 to 12 August, two years after the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal, Quebec. They were boycotted by Nigeria, in protest at New Zealand's sporting contacts with a ...

and the

1979 Pan American Games The 1979 Pan American Games, officially the VIII Pan American Games () and commonly known as San Juan 1979, were a multi-sport event governed by the Panam Sports Organization (PASO), and were held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from July 1 to Jul ...

. In the early 1990s, Nash went to prison for selling

crack cocaine Crack cocaine, commonly known simply as crack, and also known as rock, is a free base form of the stimulant cocaine that can be Smoking, smoked. Crack offers a short, intense Euphoria (emotion), high to smokers. The ''Manual of Adolescent Sub ...

to an undercover police officer.

References

External links

Canadian Olympians
* 1953 births 2023 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Canadian male sprinters Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1979 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Pan American Games bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games athletes for Canada Black Canadian sportsmen Black Canadian track and field athletes Jamaican emigrants to Canada Athletes from Kingston, Jamaica Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games silver medalists for Canada 20th-century Canadian sportsmen Canadian sportspeople convicted of crimes Sportspeople convicted of crimes Canadian people convicted of drug offences {{Canada-sprint-athletics-bio-stub