Bert Cameron

Bert Cameron (actually: Bert Cameron country; born November 16, 1959 in Spanish Town ) is a retired Jamaican sprinter who specialized route was the 400-meter distance.

After he had retired at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow in the quarter-finals, Cameron was able to convince the first time in 1982 in Brisbane, when he 's won before the Second Olympic 1980, the Australian Rick Mitchell at 45.89 at the Commonwealth Games.

At the World Athletics Championships 1983 in Helsinki, he won in 45.05 seconds before the Americans Michael Franks and Sunder Nix. In the 4 x 400 - meter relay team, he should be spared in the flow. Without him the Jamaican relay already retired from the lead.

At the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles Cameron was able to qualify for the finals, but did not appear to infringement. At the World Championships 1987 in Rome Cameron eliminated in the semifinals. The squadron was in the final sixth.

In 1988 Cameron for the third time in the Olympic Games in part. In the semifinals, he reached his personal best 44.50 s. In the final he was sixth in 44.94 s, his best performance was not enough for a medal. As a finisher in the season he was able to contribute to winning the silver medal, with 3:00,30 min Jamaicans were in fact, four seconds behind the American world record season, but well ahead of the two German squadrons of the Federal Republic ( Bronze) and the GDR ( 4th place).

Bert Cameron is 1,88 m tall and weighed 79 kg to his playing days.