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Glendon Howard Cohen (born 22 April 1954) is a male retired Jamaican-born British track and field athlete who competed in the sprints.

Athletics career

Born in Linstead, St. Catherine, Jamaica, he moved over to England as a child, growing up in Wolverhampton, and represented Great Britain at the Olympic Games of 1976 and 1980 in the 400 metres. He was a member of Wolverhampton & Bilston Athletics Club. His personal best of 45.49 was achieved in 1978.^[1] He represented England in the 400 metres and 400 metres relay events, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.^[2]^[3]

Personal life

He has three sons, one who was a professional footballer.

References

^ "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
^ "1978 Athletes". Team England.
^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.

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[1] "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.

[2] "1978 Athletes". Team England.

[3] "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.

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-'''Glendon Howard Cohen''' (born 22 April 1954) is a [[Jamaica]]n-born British [[track and field]] athlete who competed in the [[sprint (running)|sprint]]s. Born in [[Linstead, St. Catherine]], Jamaica, he moved over to England as a child, growing up in [[Wolverhampton]], and represented Great Britain at the [[Olympic Games]] of 1976 and 1980 in the [[400 metres]]. He was a member of [[Wolverhampton & Bilston Athletics Club]].  His personal best of 45.49 was achieved in 1978.<ref name=SR>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100801234942/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/glen-cohen-1.html "Glen Cohen"], SR/Olympic Sports.</ref>
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-He is the father of professional footballer, [[Gary Cohen (footballer)|Gary Cohen]]. He also has two other sons, Richard and Anderson Cohen.
+{{Medal|Sport | Men's [[athletics (sport)|athletics]]}}
+{{Medal|Country | {{GBR2}} }}
+{{Medal|Competition|[[European Championships in Athletics|European Championships]]}}
+{{Medal|Gold| [[1974 European Championships in Athletics|1974 Rome]]|[[1974 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|4x400m relay]]}}
+}}
+'''Glendon Howard Cohen''' (born 22 April 1954) is a male retired [[Jamaica]]n-born British [[track and field]] athlete who competed in the [[sprint (running)|sprint]]s.
+==Athletics career==
+Born in [[Linstead, St. Catherine]], Jamaica, he moved over to England as a child, growing up in [[Wolverhampton]], and represented Great Britain at the [[Olympic Games]] of 1976 and 1980 in the [[400 metres]]. He was a member of [[Wolverhampton & Bilston Athletics Club]].  His personal best of 45.49 was achieved in 1978.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/glen-cohen-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417190954/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/glen-cohen-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-17|title=Olympic Profile|website=Sports Reference}}</ref> He represented [[England at the 1978 Commonwealth Games|England]] in the 400 metres and 400 metres relay events, at the [[1978 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Edmonton]], [[Alberta]], [[Canada]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/edmonton-1978/athletes|title=1978 Athletes|website=Team England}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/37384|title=Athletes and results|website=Commonwealth Games Federation|access-date=28 September 2019|archive-date=28 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190928100049/https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/37384|url-status=dead}}</ref>
+==Personal life==
+He has three sons, one who was a professional footballer.
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