Ronnie Holassie
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Ronald Holassie (born July 29, 1971 in Port of Spain
) is a retired male long-distance runner from Trinidad and Tobago
, who twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: 1996 and 2000. He set his personal best (2:13:03) in the marathon on April 29, 2001 in Jacksonville, breaking the national record
.
Port of Spain
Port of Spain, also written as Port-of-Spain, is the capital of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and the country's third-largest municipality, after San Fernando and Chaguanas. The city has a municipal population of 49,031 , a metropolitan population of 128,026 and a transient daily population...
) is a retired male long-distance runner from Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
, who twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: 1996 and 2000. He set his personal best (2:13:03) in the marathon on April 29, 2001 in Jacksonville, breaking the national record
Trinidad and Tobago records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in Trinidad and Tobago maintained by Trinidad and Tobago's national athletics federation: National Association of Athletic Administration of Trinidad and Tobago .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:...
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Achievements
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| 1996 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 44 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 20 by women. There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries.-Men:... |
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75th | Marathon | 2:27:20 |
| 2000 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 22 for women. There were a total number of 2134 participating athletes from 193 countries.-Men's events:... |
Sydney, Australia | 32nd | Marathon | 2:19:24 |
| 2001 | World Championships 2001 World Championships in Athletics The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between 3 August and 12 August and was the first time the event had visited North America... |
Edmonton, Canada | — | Marathon | DNF |