Victor Houston (athlete)

Victor Houston
Personal information
Born February 24, 1974

Victor Emmanuel Livingstone Houston (born February 24, 1974) is a retired male track and field athlete from Barbados.

Career

He twice represented his native country at the Summer Olympics: 1996 and 2000. He competed in the men's decathlon and hurdling events during his career. Since 2011, Houston has been an assistant track and field coach at Texas Tech University.[1]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Barbados
1989 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Bridgetown, Barbados 1st High jump 2.00 m
1990 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Kingston, Jamaica 2nd High jump 2.00 m
2nd Long jump 7.04 m
1st Triple jump 14.73 m
1st Javelin throw 52.50 m
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17) Havana, Cuba 1st High jump 2.05 m
4th Long jump 6.87 m   (0.1 m/s)
2nd Triple jump 14.90 m   (0.0 m/s)
3rd Javelin throw 51.04 m
1991 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 2nd High jump 2.05 m
5th Long jump 7.32 m
2nd Triple jump 15.17 m
6th Javelin throw 48.88 m
1992 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Nassau, Bahamas 1st High jump 2.08 m
4th Long jump 7.26 m
2nd Triple jump 15.12 m w
2nd 4x100 m 41.84
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) Tegucigalpa, Honduras 1st High jump 2.08 m
3rd Long jump 7.06 m
2nd Triple jump 15.20 m
1993 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Fort-de-France, Martinique 1st High jump 2.10 m
3rd Long jump 7.10 m
1st Triple jump 15.68 m
3rd 4x100 m 42.47
3rd 4x400 m 3:19.72
1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 12th Decathlon 6898 pts
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States Decathlon DNF
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 17th Decathlon 7777 pts
1998 Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 5th 400 m H 49.21
9th (h) 4x400 m 40.16
1999 Central American and Caribbean Championships Bridgetown, Barbados 2nd 110 m H 13.71
Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada 10th (h) 400 m H 50.73
World Championships Seville, Spain 37th (h) 110 m H 13.86   (-0.3 m/s)
38th (h) 400 m H 50.57
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 32nd (h) 110 m H 14.06   (-0.6 m/s)
49th (h) 400 m H 51.51


References


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