Lansford Spence
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| Born | 15 December 1982 Manchester Parish, Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Auburn Tigers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lansford Spence (born 15 December 1982) is a Jamaican sprinter. Together with Sanjay Ayre, Brandon Simpson and Davian Clarke he won a bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. He also competed in the individual contest, but was knocked out in the semi-final. In 2006 the relay team won another bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games. He won a Commonwealth Games Silver medal in the 200m in 2010.
He was one of five athletes (along with Yohan Blake, Marvin Anderson, Allodin Fothergill and Sheri-Ann Brooks) who failed their doping tests at the 2009 Jamaican National Championships. All five tested positive for banned stimulant methylxanthine. Spence received a three-month doping ban for the infraction.[1]
Personal bests
- 200 metres - 20.33 Wind +0.5 (2011, done at altitude)
- 400 metres - 44.77 (2005)
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2002 | NACAC U-25 Championships | San Antonio, Texas, United States | 6th | 400m | 47.06 |
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:05.19 | |||
| Central American and Caribbean Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | 2nd | 400 m | 46.31 | |
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.81 | |||
| 2003 | Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, DR | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.02 |
| 2005 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Nassau, Bahamas | 1st | 400 m | 45.29 |
| World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 2:58.07 | |
| 2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 8th | 400 m | 45.79 |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.94 | |||
| 2007 | NACAC Championships | San Salvador, El Salvador | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.32 |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:00.10 |
| Pan American Games | Guadalajara, Mexico | 2nd | 200 m | 20.38 (wind: -1.0 m/s) | |
See also
References
- ^ Jamaicans given three-month ban . BBC Sport (2009-09-14). Retrieved on 2010-08-30.
External links
- Lansford Spence at World Athletics
- Lansford Spence at Olympedia
- Lansford Spence at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)