Delroy Poyser
Jamaican long jumper (1962–2019)
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Born | (1962-01-05)5 January 1962 Kingston, Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 11 February 2019(2019-02-11) (aged 57) Lubbock, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Credit loan officer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Long jump | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Delroy Poyser (5 January 1962 – 11 February 2019) was a Jamaican long jumper, who won the gold medal for his native country at the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games in Havana, Cuba. He died on 11 February 2019, aged 57 after a long battle with cancer.[1]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1978 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17) | Xalapa, México | 3rd | High jump | 1.85m A |
1980 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Hamilton, Bermuda | 1st | High jump | 2.08m |
5th | Long jump | 6.90m | |||
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | Nassau, Bahamas | 2nd | High jump | 2.06m | |
1981 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Nassau, Bahamas | 4th | High jump | 2.06m |
1982 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Havana, Cuba | 1st | Long jump | 7.90m |
References
- ^ Williams, Don. "Poyser, Tech track star and Hall of Famer, dies at 57". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- 1982 Year Rankings
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- 1926: Alfonso de Gortari (MEX)
- 1930: Fernando Navarro (PAN)
- 1935: Norberto Verrier (CUB)
- 1938: Juan Luyanda (PUR)
- 1946: Lloyd La Beach (PAN)
- 1950: Francisco Castro (PUR)
- 1954: Claudio Cabreja (CUB)
- 1959: Deryck Taylor (JAM)
- 1962: Juan Muñoz (VEN)
- 1966: Wellesley Clayton (JAM)
- 1970: Abelardo Pacheco (CUB)
- 1974: Wilfredo Maisonave (PUR)
- 1978: David Giralt (CUB)
- 1982: Delroy Poyser (JAM)
- 1986: Jaime Jefferson (CUB)
- 1990: Juan Felipe Ortiz (CUB)
- 1993: Wendell Williams (TRI)
- 1998: Iván Pedroso (CUB)
- 2002: Sergio Sauceda (MEX)
- 2006: Irving Saladino (PAN)
- 2010: Tyrone Smith (BER)
- 2014: David Registe (DMA)
- 2018: Ramone Bailey (JAM)
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