Roxroy Cato
Jamaican hurdler (born 1988)
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Born | (1988-01-05) January 5, 1988 (age 36) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 400m Hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Lincoln University St. Augustine's University | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Roxroy Cato (born 5 January 1988, St. Mary, Jamaica[1]) is a Jamaican athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles.[2] He placed 5th in his heat in a time of 49.03s at the 2012 Olympics.
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2010 | NACAC U23 Championships | Miramar, United States | 8th | 400 m hurdles | 53.73 |
4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:10.71 | |||
Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 49.62 | |
1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.68 | |||
2011 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 6th | 400 m hurdles | 50.38 |
2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 31st (h) | 400 m hurdles | 50.22 |
2013 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Morelia, Mexico | 4th | 400 m hurdles | 50.05 |
2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | – | 400 m hurdles | DQ |
2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 48.72 |
World Championships | Beijing, China | 25th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 49.47 | |
2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 5th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 48.561 |
1Disqualified in the semifinals
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 400 metres hurdles – 48.48 (Kingston 2014)
Indoor
- 400 metres – 47.39 (State College 2014)
References
External links
- Roxroy Cato at World Athletics
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Central American and Caribbean Games champions in men's 4 × 400 metres relay
- 1926: Mexico (A. García, C. García, Moraila, Iturbe)
- 1930: Mexico (Álvarez, de Anda, Iturbe, Moraila)
- 1935: Cuba (Vázquez, Hernández, Fernández, Gómez)
- 1938: Panama (Scott, Edgardo, Chevans, Baker)
- 1946: Jamaica (McKenley, Woodstock, Rhoden, Wint)
- 1950: Panama (S. LaBeach, McSween, Prince, L. LaBeach)
- 1954: Jamaica (Laing, LaBeach, Gardner, Rhoden)
- 1959: Puerto Rico (F. Rivera, M. Rivera, de Jesús, Rodríguez)
- 1962: Jamaica (Mel Spence, Williams, Mal Spence, Kerr)
- 1966: Jamaica (Forbes, Mel Spence, Myton, Hoilette)
- 1970: Cuba (Olivera, Díaz, J. García, Álvarez)
- 1974: Cuba (E. García, Gutiérrez, Álvarez, Juantorena)
- 1978: Jamaica (Barriffe, Heywood, Brown, Cameron)
- 1982: Cuba (Pavó, Reyté, Ramos, Juantorena)
- 1986: Cuba (Peñalver, Pavó, Valentín, Stevens)
- 1990: Jamaica (Clarke, Burnett, McCrea, Morris)
- 1993: Cuba (Mena, Herrera, Martínez, Téllez)
- 1998: Cuba (Mena, Crusellas, Hevia, Téllez)
- 2002: Dominican Republic (Matos, Santa, Peralta, Sánchez)
- 2006: Jamaica (Ayre, Green, Chambers, Steele)
- 2010: Jamaica (Thompson, Green, Cato, Fothergill)
- 2014: Cuba (Collazo, Acea, Pellicier, Lescay)
- 2018: Cuba (Zamora, Chacón, Rojas, Lescay)
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