Lansford Spence
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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Representing Jamaica | |||||
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
External links
- Lansford Spence at World Athletics
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- 1951: B. Brown, M. Whitfield, J. Voight, H. Maiocco (USA)
- 1955: J. Mashburn, L. Spurrier, J. Lea, L. Jones (USA)
- 1959: Mel Spence, G. Kerr, Mal Spence, B. Ince (BWI)
- 1963: O. Cassell, J. Johnson, R. Edmunds, E. Young (USA)
- 1967: V. Matthews, E. Taylor, E. Stinson, L. Evans (USA)
- 1971: J. Smith, D. Alexander, F. Newhouse, T. Turner (USA)
- 1975: H. Frazier, R. Taylor, M. Peoples, R. Ray (USA)
- 1979: T. Darden, M. Peoples, H. Frazier, J. Walker (USA)
- 1983: A. Babers, M. Bradley, J. Rolle, E. Carey (USA)
- 1987: R. Pierre, K. Robinzine, R. Haley, M. Rowe (USA)
- 1991: H. Herrera, A. Pavó, J. Valentín, L. Martínez (CUB)
- 1995: J. Crusellas, N. Téllez, O. Mena, I. García (CUB)
- 1999: D. Clarke, M. McDonald, D. McFarlane, G. Haughton (JAM)
- 2003: D. Clarke, L. Spence, S. Ayre, M. Campbell (JAM)
- 2007: A. Williams, A. Moncur, M. Mathieu, C. Brown (BAH)
- 2011: N. Ruíz, R. Acea, O. Cisneros, W. Collazo (CUB)
- 2015: R. Quow, J. Solomon, E. Mayers, M. Cedenio (TTO)
- 2019: J. Perlaza, D. Palomeque, J. Solís, A. Zambrano (COL)
- 2023: L. Carvalho, M. Lima, D. Hernandes, L. Vilar (BRA)
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