Glenroy Gilbert
| Personal information | |
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| Born | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Education | Louisiana State University |
| Height | 205 cm (6 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 93 kg (205 lb; 14 st 9 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | |
| Event(s) | 100 m, Long jump |
| University team | LSU Tigers |
| Retired | 2000 |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | |
Glenroy John Gilbert (born August 31, 1967) is a Canadian former track and field athlete, winner of the gold medal in 4×100 metres relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics, and head coach of Athletics Canada.[1]
Athletics career
[edit]Born in Trinidad & Tobago, Gilbert, his mother, and his five siblings, moved to Canada in 1973.[2]
He was a member of the Louisiana State University track and field team, where he won the NCAA 4 × 100 metres relay title in 1993.[3]
Gilbert made his major international championships debut at the 1988 Summer Olympics, where he was 21st in the Long Jump. At the 1990 Commonwealth Games, Gilbert was eighth in long jump, and reached the semifinal as a member of Canada's 4 × 100 m relay team at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Gilbert won his first medal at the 1993 World Championships, when the Canadian 4×100 m relay team finished in third place. At the 1994 Commonwealth Games, Gilbert won the gold medal in 4 × 100 m relay and was fifth in 100 m. Gilbert also competed in bobsleigh at 1994 Winter Olympics, where he finished fifteenth in two-man bobsled and eleventh in four-man bobsled.
In 1995, Gilbert won a gold medal in 100 m at the Pan-American Games and was a member of gold medal winning Canadian 4 × 100 m relay team at the 1995 World Championships.
At the Atlanta Olympics, At the 4×100 m relay final, the Canadian team beat United States by almost half a second, to establish itself the best relay team in the world. Gilbert also reached the quarterfinals of the 100 m.
Gilbert and the Canadian team won a gold medal again at the 1997 World Championships and at the 1998 Goodwill Games. At the 1999 World Championships the Canadian team were disqualified in semifinal and Gilbert ended his running career after the 2000 Summer Olympics, where the Canadians were eliminated in the semifinal.
Post-athletics career
[edit]After his retirement, Gilbert worked for a short time in CBC radio in Ottawa. He became coach for the Ottawa Lions Track & Field club, coaching sprints and relays. He has worked with Athletics Canada since 2006, primarily as coach of the Canadian men's and women's relay teams.[1]
In July 2017 he was named Athletics Canada's permanent head coach; he had earlier been named head coach for the August 2017 world track and field championships.[1]
Honours
[edit]In 2008 he was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame as part of the 1996 Summer Olympics 4x100 relay team.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Glenroy Gilbert named full-time head coach for Athletics Canada". CBC Sports. The Canadian Press. July 11, 2017.
- ^ "Glenroy Gilbert · Kickass Canadians". kickasscanadians.ca. Archived from the original on 2024-04-21. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ "NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
- ^ "Yzerman, Lewis among Canada's Sports Hall of Fame inductees". The Sports Network. 2008-05-13. Archived from the original on 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
External links
[edit]- Glenroy Gilbert at World Athletics
- Glenroy Gilbert at Athletics Canada
- Glenroy Gilbert at Team Canada
- Glenroy Gilbert at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Glenroy Gilbert at Olympics.com
- Glenroy Gilbert at Olympic.org (archived)
- Glenroy Gilbert at Olympedia
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- 1968 births
- Living people
- Canadian male sprinters
- Canadian male long jumpers
- Trinidad and Tobago emigrants to Canada
- Track and field athletes from Ontario
- Canadian track and field coaches
- Olympic track and field athletes for Canada
- Olympic gold medalists for Canada
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Canada
- Canadian male bobsledders
- Olympic bobsledders for Canada
- Bobsledders at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Black Canadian sportsmen
- Black Canadian track and field athletes
- Track and field athletes from Ottawa
- Sportspeople from Port of Spain
- LSU Tigers track and field athletes
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Goodwill Games medalists in athletics
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Canada
- World Athletics Championships winners
- Medalists at the 1993 Summer Universiade
- Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games
- Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Canadian Track and Field Championships winners
- NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners