Delroy Poyser
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]
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| Born | 5 January 1962 Kingston, Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 February 2019 (aged 57) Lubbock, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Credit loan officer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Long jump | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
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