Troy Douglas

Troy Douglas ( born November 30, 1962 Paget Iceland ) is a former athlete, who specialized in the sprint.

Life

Douglas took part in the Summer Olympic Games in 1988, 1992 and 1996 for Bermuda. He reached in each case the semi-finals in the 200 - (1996 ) and 400 -meter run (1992 and 1996).

At the World Indoor Championships in Barcelona in 1995, he celebrated his greatest success as a single starter by winning the silver medal in the 200 - meter dash ( 20.94 seconds ). Douglas had to deal only the Norwegians Geir Moen ( 20.58 s ) to admit defeat.

After the change of nationality Douglas in the late 1990s for the Netherlands was launched. At the European Championships in Budapest in 1998, he missed the third place extremely thin when he came to coincide with the British Julian Golding to the finish and this was only granted because the target photos the bronze medal. Douglas then protested too vigorously against the photo finish decision and was disqualified for it.

Prior to the 1999 World Championships the anabolic steroid nandrolone was detected in Douglas in a doping test, which is why he was banned for two years.

Together with Timothy Beck, Patrick van Balkom and Caimin Douglas Douglas won in 38.87 seconds, the bronze medal in the 4 x 100 -meter relay at the 2003 World Championships behind the teams in the U.S. and Brazil. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, the same members An incoming Dutch squadron dropped out due to a faulty in the flow.

In 2003, Douglas two world records in the M40 age group (40-45 years). He finished his career in 2004.

At a height of 1.73 meters, his competition weight was 71 kg. After his career he worked as an athletic trainer and radio host in The Hague.

Bests

  • Outdoor 100 - meter dash - 10.19 s ( 2001)
  • 200 - meter dash - 20.19 s ( 2001)
  • 400 - meter dash - 45.26 s ( 1996)
  • Hall 60 - yard dash - 6.70 s ( 1999)
  • 200 - meter dash - 20.77 s ( 1997)
  • 400 - meter dash - 47.15 s ( 1994)
  • Senior World Records (M40 ​​) 100 - meter dash - 10.42 s ( 2003)
  • 200 - meter dash - 20.64 s ( 2003)
4 × 100 metres relay 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships Paget Island, Bermuda 1988 Summer Olympics 400 metres 1998 European Athletics Championships 1999 World Championships in Athletics 60 metres
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