Ricardo Chambers (born 7 October 1984) is a Jamaican track and field athlete who specialises in the

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. Hailing from Trelawny Parish in Jamaica, he moved to the United States to study on a sports scholarship at

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. Competing for the

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, he won the

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over 400 m at the 2006 NCAA Championships, breaking the FSU record with a run of 44.71 seconds. He enjoyed success at the NACAC Under-23 Championships later that year, setting a championship record of 45.09 seconds to win the 400 m and anchoring the Jamaican

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team of Huntley Thomas, Leford Green and Bryan Steele to a second gold medal and record. He represented Jamaica at the

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. He was fifth in the 400 m, easily beaten by Yeimer Lopez, but finished the competition on a high by winning the relay gold with

Sanjay Ayre Sanjay Claude Ayre (born 19 June 1980 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a retired Jamaican sprinter who specialized in the 400 meters. Ayre won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games. Ayre is a 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championship Gold medalis ...

, Green and Steele, running a Games record of 3:01.78. Chambers turned professional for the 2007 season and competed at the

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. He made it to the semi-finals of the individual 400 m, but greater success came in the relay, as he took fourth place in the final for Jamaica. His next major competition was the

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. He again was a semi-finalist in the men's 400 metres, but the Jamaican relay team performed poorly in the event final, failing to match their time from the heats and finishing in last place. He was the Jamaican champion the following year, but his third global appearance – at the

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– held similar results; he finished third in his semi-final and was eliminated in the heats in the relay. In the 2010 season he competed at the World Indoor Championships for the first time. He was a 400 m semifinalist but an injury to Ayre in the relay meant the Jamaican relay team did not finish. He improved his personal best to 44.54 seconds with a run at the

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meeting in Monaco, finishing second behind compatriot Jermaine Gonzales. He was selected to represent the Americas team over 400 m at the

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and he won his first medal at a global competition. He ran near his personal best, recording 44.59 seconds, to take the

behind his teammate Jeremy Wariner. He closed the competition by running the anchor leg of the relay for the Americas team which won in a championship record of 2:59.00, breaking the USA's 29-year-old mark.Mulkeen, Jon (2010-09-05)
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. Retrieved on 2010-09-07.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chambers, Ricardo 1984 births Living people Jamaican male sprinters Olympic athletes of Jamaica Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics People from Trelawny Parish Florida State Seminoles men's track and field athletes World Athletics Championships athletes for Jamaica Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Jamaica Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games IAAF Continental Cup winners Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Pan American Games competitors for Jamaica