Roxbert Martin (born 5 November 1969 in

Saint Ann, Jamaica Saint Ann () is the largest parish in Jamaica. It is situated on the north coast of the island, in the county of Middlesex, roughly halfway between the eastern and western ends of the island. It is often called "the Garden Parish of Jamaica" on ...

) is a former

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400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is ...

runner, who was selected for the Jamaican

4 × 400 metres relay The 4 × 400 metres relay or long relay is an athletics track and field, track event in which teams consist of four runners who each complete 400 metres or one lap, totaling 1600 meters. It is traditionally the final event of ...

team 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, ...

and won a bronze medal. He was part of the gold-medal-winning relay team at the

1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 Commonwealth Games ( Malay: ), officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games (Malay: ), were a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The 1998 games were the first held in Asia and the last Commonwealth Games of the 20th cen ...

, setting the championship record.'I thought I'd won'
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'' (1998-09-21). Retrieved on 2009-05-05. His personal best time is 44.49 seconds, achieved in June 1997 in

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. This was the Jamaican record at the time but has since been broken by

Jermaine Gonzales Jermaine Gonzales (born 26 November 1984) is a retired Jamaican 400 metres runner. He was being coached by Glen Mills and Bertland Cameron. He had a successful start to international athletics in the young age categories, taking the 400 ...

in 44.40 seconds in Monaco on 22 July 201

Martin competed collegiately for the

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's track and field team. While at Oklahoma he was part of a national champion 4 × 400 relay in 1997.CBS Sports
2007 University of Oklahoma Track & Field Guide, p113

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1969 births Living people Sportspeople from Saint Ann Parish Jamaican male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Olympic athletes for Jamaica Olympic bronze medalists for Jamaica Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Jamaica Commonwealth Games athletes for Jamaica Pan American Games silver medalists for Jamaica Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics 20th-century Jamaican sportsmen 21st-century Jamaican people Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Oklahoma Sooners men's track and field athletes Jamaican Athletics Championships winners NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics {{Jamaica-Olympic-medalist-stub