Victor Houston (athlete)

Victor Emmanuel Livingstone Houston (born February 24, 1974) is a retired male track and field athlete from Barbados.

Victor Houston
Personal information
BornFebruary 24, 1974
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Barbados
Central American and Caribbean Championships
1999 Bridgetown 400m Hurdles
1999 Bridgetown 110m Hurdles
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
1992 Tegucigalpa High jump
1992 Tegucigalpa Triple jump
1992 Tegucigalpa Long jump
CAC Junior Championships (U17)
1990 Havana High jump
1990 Havana Triple jump
1990 Havana Javelin throw
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)
1992 Nassau High Jump
1993 Fort-de-France High Jump
1993 Fort-de-France Triple Jump
1991 Port of Spain High Jump
1991 Port of Spain Triple Jump
1992 Nassau Triple Jump
1992 Nassau 4x100m relay
1993 Fort-de-France Long Jump
1993 Fort-de-France 4x100m relay
1993 Fort-de-France 4x400m relay
CARIFTA Games
Youth (U17)
1989 Bridgetown High Jump
1990 Kingston Triple Jump
1990 Kingston Javelin Throw
1990 Kingston High Jump
1990 Kingston Long Jump

Career

He twice represented his native country at the Summer Olympics: 1996 and 2000. He competed in the men's decathlon and hurdling events during his career. Since 2011, Houston has been an assistant track and field coach at Texas Tech University.[1]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Barbados
1989 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Bridgetown, Barbados 1st High jump 2.00 m
1990 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Kingston, Jamaica 2nd High jump 2.00 m
2nd Long jump 7.04 m
1st Triple jump 14.73 m
1st Javelin throw 52.50 m
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17) Havana, Cuba 1st High jump 2.05 m
4th Long jump 6.87 m   (0.1 m/s)
2nd Triple jump 14.90 m   (0.0 m/s)
3rd Javelin throw 51.04 m
1991 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 2nd High jump 2.05 m
5th Long jump 7.32 m
2nd Triple jump 15.17 m
6th Javelin throw 48.88 m
1992 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Nassau, Bahamas 1st High jump 2.08 m
4th Long jump 7.26 m
2nd Triple jump 15.12 m w
2nd 4 × 100 m 41.84
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) Tegucigalpa, Honduras 1st High jump 2.08 m
3rd Long jump 7.06 m
2nd Triple jump 15.20 m
1993 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Fort-de-France, Martinique 1st High jump 2.10 m
3rd Long jump 7.10 m
1st Triple jump 15.68 m
3rd 4 × 100 m 42.47
3rd 4 × 400 m 3:19.72
1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 12th Decathlon 6898 pts
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States – Decathlon DNF
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 17th Decathlon 7777 pts
1998 Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 5th 400 m H 49.21
9th (h) 4 × 400 m 40.16
1999 Central American and Caribbean Championships Bridgetown, Barbados 2nd 110 m H 13.71
1st 4 × 100 m 39.75
Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada 10th (h) 400 m H 50.73
World Championships Seville, Spain 37th (h) 110 m H 13.86   (-0.3 m/s)
38th (h) 400 m H 50.57
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 32nd (h) 110 m H 14.06   (-0.6 m/s)
49th (h) 400 m H 51.51

References
  1. http://www.texastech.com/sports/c-track/mtt/houston_victor00.html
  2. Victor Houston, CBS Interactive, retrieved 27 March 2012


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