Word Coombs
Eswort Coombs (born November 26, 1972 in Kingstown ) is a retired Vincent sprinter .
He achieved his greatest international success in the 400-meter run . In 1995 he won this distance at the Universiade in Fukuoka and at the Central America and Caribbean Championships and came third at the Pan American Games in Mar del Plata . He also finished sixth at the 1994 Commonwealth Games and reached the semi-finals at the 1996 Olympic Games .
He had other international appearances at the World Athletics Championships in 1991 in Tokyo over 200 m and in 1993 in Stuttgart over 100 m and 200 m, but without surviving the heats. Also at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona over 200 m and in the 4 x 400 m relay and in 1996 in Atlanta in the 4 x 100 m relay and in the 4 x 400 m relay overtook him in each case the preliminary round.
Eswort Coombs is 1.87 m tall and had a competition weight of 74 kg. He studied telecommunications science at Ohio State University .
Top performances
- 100 m: 10.95 s, August 14, 1993, Stuttgart
- 200 m: 20.76 s, May 19, 1995
- 400 m: 45.19 s, April 20, 1997, Walnut (California)
Web links
- Eswort Coombs in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Eswort Coombs in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- The Lantern: Olympian ready to run for OSU , August 3, 1998
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| SURNAME | Coombs, Eswort |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Vincentian athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 26, 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kingstown |