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Michael Blackwood

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Michael Blackwood (born 29 August 1976 in Clarendon) is a Jamaican male track and field athlete, who specialized in the 400 meters, his personal best being 44.60 set during his win at the 2002 IAAF World Cup. He was chosen as the Jamaica Sportsman of the Year in 2002, in that same year he was the world number one rank by IAAF in the 400 meters. He is the brother of Catherine Scott who earned a silver medal in the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. Blackwood won the NAIA national 400 meters title in 1997. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Michael Blackwood is the 3,616th most popular athlete (up from 5,813th in 2024), the 100th most popular biography from Jamaica (up from 163rd in 2019) and the 27th most popular Jamaican Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Michael Blackwood ranks 3,616 out of 6,025. Before him are Sebastian Samuelsson, Mbulaeni Mulaudzi, Wayne Collett, Deborah Gravenstijn, Yelena Ruzina, and Roger-Yves Bost. After him are Piotr Kiełpikowski, Habiba Ghribi, Viktors Ščerbatihs, Valérie Barlois-Mevel-Leroux, Hatem Ghoula, and Sergey Klyugin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Michael Blackwood ranks 741. Before him are Brian Price, Sinha, Dušan Vemić, Janus Friis, Stylianos Venetidis, and Evan Jones. After him are Jonathan Liebesman, Fabão, Sevara Nazarkhan, Ravesa Lleshi, Alexandra Neldel, and Hadi Saei.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Michael Blackwood ranks 100 out of 189. Before him are Melaine Walker (1983), Deon Hemmings (1968), Bert Cameron (1959), David Weller (1957), Donald Sangster (1911), and Devon Morris (1961). After him are Heavy D (1967), Mark Boswell (1977), Michael Frater (1982), Beverly McDonald (1970), Juliet Cuthbert (1964), and Shanieka Ricketts (1992).

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Among ATHLETES In Jamaica

Among athletes born in Jamaica, Michael Blackwood ranks 27. Before him are Grace Jackson (1961), Tayna Lawrence (1975), Melaine Walker (1983), Deon Hemmings (1968), Bert Cameron (1959), and Devon Morris (1961). After him are Mark Boswell (1977), Michael Frater (1982), Beverly McDonald (1970), Juliet Cuthbert (1964), Shanieka Ricketts (1992), and Sandie Richards (1968).

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