Lansford Spence

Lansford Spence (born 15 December 1982) is a Jamaican sprinter. Together with Sanjay Ayre, Brandon Simpson and Davian Clarke he won a bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. He also competed in the individual contest, but was knocked out in the semi final. In 2006 the relay team won another bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games. He won a Commonwealth Games Silver medal in the 200m in 2010.

Lansford Spence in 2008

He was one of five athletes (along with Yohan Blake, Marvin Anderson, Allodin Fothergill and Sheri-Ann Brooks) who failed their doping tests at the 2009 Jamaican National Championships. All five tested positive for banned stimulant methylxanthine. Spence received a three-month doping ban for the infraction.[1]

Personal bests

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Jamaica
2002 NACAC U-25 Championships San Antonio, Texas, United States 6th 400m 47.06
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:05.19
Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador 2nd 400 m 46.31
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.81
2003 Pan American Games Santo Domingo, DR 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.02
2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships Nassau, Bahamas 1st 400 m 45.29
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 2:58.07
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 8th 400 m 45.79
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.94
2007 NACAC Championships San Salvador, El Salvador 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.32
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:00.10
Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico 2nd 200 m 20.38 (wind: -1.0 m/s)

See also

References

  1. Jamaicans given three-month ban . BBC Sport (2009-09-14). Retrieved on 2010-08-30.


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