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 ac ...

) is a former

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runner, who was selected for the Jamaican

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team at the 1996 Summer Olympics 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 language, Malay: Sukan Komanwel 1998)'', officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel ke-16)'', was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This edition is marked by sev ...

, 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 in 44.40 seconds in Monaco on 22 July 201

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1969 births Living people People 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 of Jamaica Olympic bronze medalists for Jamaica Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Jamaica Pan American Games silver medalists for Jamaica Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics 20th-century Jamaican people 21st-century Jamaican people {{Jamaica-Olympic-medalist-stub