Samson Colebrooke

Samson Colebrooke (born 10 May 1997) is an Olympic sprinter from the Exuma Island in The Bahamas. He is the fastest born Bahamian over 100m as Derrick Atkins the national record holder was born in Jamaica.

Samson Colebrooke
Personal information
NationalityBahamian
Born (1997-05-10) 10 May 1997
Exuma Island
Sport
SportRunning
Event(s)Sprints
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m: 10.01 (Queretaro, Mexico)
200 m: 20.46 (Jacksonville, Florida
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  Bahamas
NACAC U23 Championships
2019 Querétaro200 m
2019 Querétaro100 m
2019 Querétaro4x100 m relay
CAC Junior Championships (Under 18)
2014 Morelia 4x100 m relay
2014 Morelia 4×400 m relay
CARIFTA Games (Junior)
2016 St George's 4×100 m relay
CARIFTA Games (U17)
2014 Fort-de-France 4 x 400 m relay

Personal and early life

Originally from Exuma, Bahamas, Colebrooke moved to America to study law at Purdue University.[1] In 2019, Colebrooke won silver at the NACAC u23 championship in Mexico. Due to the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, Colebrooke found himself unable to return home before the Bahamas government closed their borders and he had to remain in America for an extended period of time.[2]

Senior career

At the 2020 Summer Games he was drawn in heat two of the 100 metres race, alongside Trayvon Bromell amongst others. Colebrooke finished 7th in the heat in a time of 10.33 seconds.[3] [4]

References
  1. "Samson Colebrooke - Track & Field". Purdue University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  2. "Sprinter Samson focusing on studies". www.tribune242.com. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  3. "Men's 100m - Round 1 - Heat 2/7 - Results" (pdf). olympics.com. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  4. Run Blog Run. Retrieved 5 February 2022.


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