Michael McDonald (athlete)
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Michael L. McDonald was a Jamaica
n athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.
He competed for Jamaica at the 1996 Summer Olympics
held in Atlanta, United States
where he won the bronze medal in the men's 4 x 400 metre relay with his team mates Roxbert Martin
, Greg Haughton
and Davian Clarke
.
A brother of Beverly McDonald
he won a gold medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
in the 4 x 400 metres relay event and broke the Commonwealth Games record.
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
n athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.
He competed for Jamaica at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
held in Atlanta, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
where he won the bronze medal in the men's 4 x 400 metre relay with his team mates Roxbert Martin
Roxbert Martin
Roxbert Martin is a former Jamaican 400 metres runner, who was selected for the Jamaican 4x400 metres relay team at the 1996 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal...
, Greg Haughton
Greg Haughton
Greg Haughton is a Jamaican 400 metres runner. He won three bronze medals, one at the 1996 Summer Olympics and two at the 2000 Summer Olympics. His personal best for the 400 m was 44.56 seconds....
and Davian Clarke
Davian Clarke
Davian Clarke is a Jamaican athlete, who mainly competes in the 400 metres. He won the bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1996 Olympics, and many relay medals followed, before he won his first individual medal at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships.-Achievements:-External links:*...
.
A brother of Beverly McDonald
Beverly McDonald
Beverly McDonald is a Jamaican sprinter. Her accomplishments include winning the silver medal in the 4x100m relay at the 2000 Olympics and the gold medal in the same event at the 2004 Olympics...
he won a gold medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
1998 Commonwealth Games
The 1998 XVI Commonwealth Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11 September to 21 September 1998 making it the first Asian country to act as host and the last Commonwealth Games for the 20th century. A record 70 nations supplied 3638 athletes...
in the 4 x 400 metres relay event and broke the Commonwealth Games record.