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Donovan Reid

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Donovan Reid
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1963-08-31) 31 August 1963 (age 61)
London, England
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprinting
ClubShaftesbury Barnet Harriers

Donovan Reid (born 31 August 1963) is a male British retired sprinter who competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

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Reid represented England in the 200 metres and 4 x 100 metres relay events, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia.[2][3]

Reid became the British 100 metres champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1984 AAA Championships, defeating Linford Christie into second place.[4][5]

Reid competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  2. ^ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  5. ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  6. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Donovan Reid Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2017.