Samson Colebrooke

Samson Colebrooke (born 10 May 1997) is an Olympic sprinter from the Exuma Island in The Bahamas. He is the fastest born-Bahamian over 100m as Derrick Atkins, the national record holder, was born in Jamaica.

Samson Colebrooke
Personal information
NationalityBahamian
Born (1997-05-10) 10 May 1997
Exuma Island
Sport
SportRunning
Event(s)Sprints
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m: 10.01 (Queretaro, Mexico)
200 m: 20.46 (Jacksonville, Florida
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  Bahamas
NACAC U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Querétaro200 m
Silver medal – second place 2019 Querétaro100 m
Silver medal – second place 2019 Querétaro4x100 m relay
CAC Junior Championships (Under 18)
Silver medal – second place 2014 Morelia 4x100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2014 Morelia 4×400 m relay
CARIFTA Games (Junior)
Silver medal – second place2016 St George's 4×100 m relay
CARIFTA Games (U17)
Silver medal – second place2014 Fort-de-France 4 x 400 m relay

Personal and early life

Originally from Exuma, Bahamas, Colebrooke moved to America to study law at Purdue University.[1] In 2019, Colebrooke won silver at the NACAC u23 championship in Mexico. Due to the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, Colebrooke found himself unable to return home before the Bahamas government closed its borders. He had to remain in America for an extended period.[2]

Senior career

At the 2020 Summer Games, he was drawn in heat two of the 100 metres race, alongside Trayvon Bromell amongst others. Colebrooke finished 7th in the heat in a time of 10.33 seconds.[3] [4] At the 2022 World Athletics Championships, Colebrooke ran in the 100 metres dash finishing fifth in his heat in a time of 10.23.[5]

References
  1. "Samson Colebrooke - Track & Field". Purdue University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  2. "Sprinter Samson focusing on studies". www.tribune242.com. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  3. "Men's 100m - Round 1 - Heat 2/7 - Results" (PDF). olympics.com. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  4. Run Blog Run. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  5. "Men's 100m Results: World Athletics Championships 2022 | Watch Athletics".


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