Charles Allen (athlete)
Charles Tyrone Allen (born March 29, 1977 in Georgetown ) is a Canadian hurdler of Guyanese origin who specialized in the 110-meter course .
At the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney he started for Guyana and was eliminated in the preliminary stages.
At the World Athletics Championships in 2003 he reached the semifinals, now playing for Canada. The following year he was sixth at the Olympic Games in Athens .
At the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, he finished fourth and won bronze with the Canadian team in the 4 x 100 meter relay .
He was a total of five Canadian champions (2002-2004, 2006, 2007).
Charles Allen is 1.75 m tall and weighed 76 kg at competition times. He started for the Mississauga Track Club.
Personal bests
- 50 m hurdles (hall): 5.81 s, February 9, 2003, Saskatoon
- 60 m (hall): 6.73 s, January 24, 2003, Chapel Hill
- 100 m : 10.26 s, August 24, 2002, Freiburg im Üechtland
- 110 m hurdles: 13.23 s, August 26, 2004, Athens
Web links
- Charles Allen in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Charles Allen in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Allen, Charles |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Allen, Charles Tyrone (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian hurdler of Guyanese origin |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 29, 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Georgetown (Guyana) |