Glen Cohen
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1974 Rome | 4x400m relay |
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.
Categories:
- Living people
- 1954 births
- Sportspeople from Wolverhampton
- Sportspeople from Saint Catherine Parish
- English male sprinters
- British male sprinters
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games competitors for England
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Jamaican emigrants to the United Kingdom
- British athletics biography stubs