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Michael Blackwood

1976 - Today

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Michael Blackwood (born 29 August 1976 in Clarendon) is a Jamaican male track and field athlete, who specialized in the 400 meters, his personal best being 44.60 set during his win at the 2002 IAAF World Cup. He was chosen as the Jamaica Sportsman of the Year in 2002, in that same year he was the world number one rank by IAAF in the 400 meters. He is the brother of Catherine Scott who earned a silver medal in the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. Blackwood won the NAIA national 400 meters title in 1997. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Blackwood is the 3,456th most popular athlete (up from 5,837th in 2019), the 98th most popular biography from Jamaica (up from 164th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Jamaican Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Michael Blackwood ranks 3,456 out of 6,025. Before him are Sebastian Samuelsson, Mbulaeni Mulaudzi, Wayne Collett, Deborah Gravenstijn, Yelena Ruzina, and Roger-Yves Bost. After him are Habiba Ghribi, Viktors Ščerbatihs, Valérie Barlois-Mevel-Leroux, Hatem Ghoula, Sergey Klyugin, and Michael Jung.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Michael Blackwood ranks 705. Before him are Brian Price, Sinha, Dušan Vemić, Janus Friis, Stylianos Venetidis, and Evan Jones. After him are Jonathan Liebesman, Fabão, Alexandra Neldel, Hadi Saei, Ľuboš Bartečko, and Ulrika Babiaková.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Michael Blackwood ranks 98 out of 189. Before him are Tayna Lawrence (1975), Melaine Walker (1983), Deon Hemmings (1968), Bert Cameron (1959), David Weller (1957), and Donald Sangster (1911). After him are Heavy D (1967), Mark Boswell (1977), Michael Frater (1982), Beverly McDonald (1970), Juliet Cuthbert (1964), and Shanieka Ricketts (1992).

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Among ATHLETES In Jamaica

Among athletes born in Jamaica, Michael Blackwood ranks 27. Before him are Linford Christie (1960), Grace Jackson (1961), Tayna Lawrence (1975), Melaine Walker (1983), Deon Hemmings (1968), and Bert Cameron (1959). After him are Mark Boswell (1977), Michael Frater (1982), Beverly McDonald (1970), Juliet Cuthbert (1964), Shanieka Ricketts (1992), and Sandie Richards (1968).

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