Jamaican sprinter (born 1973)
Gregory Haughton (born 10 November 1973) is a Jamaican 400 metres runner. He won three Olympic medals, one at the 1996 Summer Olympics and two at the 2000 Summer Olympics . His personal best for the 400 m was 44.56 seconds.
He was coached by Clyde Hart , an individual who also trained world record-holder Michael Johnson . Individually, Haughton was the bronze medallist at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and won bronze medals over 400 m at the World Championships in Athletics in 1995 and 2001. He won gold medals at the 2001 Goodwill Games , 1999 Pan American Games , 1993 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics . He was twice NJCAA Champion and a three-time NCAA 400 metres champion . He won five Jamaican national titles in his career.
As a long-standing member of Jamaica's 4×400 metres relay team, Haughton was crowned 2004 World Indoor Champion, 1998 Commonwealth Champion, 1999 Pan American Games champion. He won Olympic bronze medals in the relay in 2000 and 1996, as well as four silver medals at the World Championships.
Haughton was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame (1997), George Mason University Hall of Fame (2001), and the Carreras Sports Foundation Male Athlete of the Year (1999–2000). In April 2011 Greg Haughton received the award from the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association for Outstanding Contribution to Track and Field in Jamaica.
Personal bests
Achievements
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing Jamaica
1992
World Junior Championships
Seoul , South Korea
15th (h)[ 2]
400 m
47.73
2nd
4 × 400 m relay
3:06.58
1993
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Cali, Colombia
1st
400 m
45.35
1st
4 × 400 m relay
3:02.57
World Championships
Stuttgart , Germany
6th
400 m
45.63
7th
4 × 400 m relay
3:01.44
1995
World Championships
Göteborg , Sweden
3rd
400 m
44.56
2nd
4 × 400 m relay
2:59.88
1997
World Championships
Athens , Greece
2nd[ 1]
4 × 400 m relay
2:56.75
World Indoor Championships
Paris , France
2nd
4 × 400 m relay
3:08.11
1998
Central American and Caribbean Games
Maracaibo, Venezuela
2nd
4 × 400 m relay
3:03.26
Commonwealth Games
Kuala Lampur , Malaysia
1st
4 × 400 m relay
2:59.03
1999
Pan American Games
Winnipeg , Manitoba
1st
400 m
44.59
1st
4 × 400 m relay
2:57.97
World Championships
Sevilla , Spain
5th
400 m
45.07
2nd
4 × 400 m relay[ 1]
2:59.34
2000
IAAF Grand Prix Final
Doha , Qatar
3rd
400 m
45.85
Summer Olympics
Sydney , Australia
3rd
400 m
44.70
2001
World Championships
Edmonton , Alberta
3rd
400 m
44.98
2nd[ 1]
4 × 400 m relay
2:58.39
2002
IAAF Grand Prix Final
Paris , France
2nd
400 m
44.87
2004
World Indoor Championships
Budapest, Hungary
1st
4 × 400 m relay
3:05.21
References
^ a b c d e f The Jamaica 4x400 team won originally the bronze medal, but the USA 4x400 team, which originally finished first in 4x400 m relay, was disqualified in 2008 due to Antonio Pettigrew confession of using human growth hormone and EPO between 1997 and 2003.
^ Disqualified in the semifinal.
4 x 440 yards (1930–1966)
1930 : Leigh-Wood , Townend , Burghley , Brangwin (ENG )
1934 : Rathbone , Blake , Stoneley , Rampling (ENG )
1938 : Orr , Dale , Fritz , Loaring (CAN )
1950 : Carr , Gedge , Humphreys , Price (AUS )
1954 : Higgins , Dick , Fryer , Johnson (ENG )
1958 : Day , Evans , Potgieter , M.C. Spence (RSA )
1962 : Kerr , Khan , M.A. Spence , M. Spence (JAM )
1966 : Yearwood , Bernard , Roberts , Mottley (TTO )
4 x 400 metres (1970–present)
1970 : Nyamau , Sang , Ouko , Asati (KEN )
1974 : Asati , Musyoki , Sang , Koskei (KEN )
1978 : Kimaiyo , Ngetich , Njiri , Koskei (KEN )
1982 : Cook , Brown , Scutt , Bennett (ENG )
1986 : Akabusi , Brown , Black , Bennett (ENG )
1990 : D. Kitur , S. Kitur , Kipkemboi , Mwanzia (KEN )
1994 : McKenzie , Crampton , Patrick , Ladejo (ENG )
1998 : Clarke , Haughton , McDonald , Martin (JAM )
2002 : Deacon , Baldock , Rawlinson , Caines (ENG )
2006 : Steffensen , Troode , Ormrod , Hill (AUS )
2010 : Milburn , Moore , Cole , Wroe (AUS )
2014 : Williams , Bingham , Awde , Hudson-Smith (ENG )
2018 : Maotoanong , Thebe , Nkobolo , Makwala (BOT )
2022 : St. Hillaire , Guevara , Cedenio , Richards (TTO )
1951 : B. Brown , M. Whitfield , J. Voight , H. Maiocco (USA )
1955 : J. Mashburn , L. Spurrier , J. Lea , L. Jones (USA )
1959 : Mel Spence , G. Kerr , Mal Spence , B. Ince (BWI )
1963 : O. Cassell , J. Johnson , R. Edmunds , E. Young (USA )
1967 : V. Matthews , E. Taylor , E. Stinson , L. Evans (USA )
1971 : J. Smith , D. Alexander , F. Newhouse , T. Turner (USA )
1975 : H. Frazier , R. Taylor , M. Peoples , R. Ray (USA )
1979 : T. Darden , M. Peoples , H. Frazier , J. Walker (USA )
1983 : A. Babers , M. Bradley , J. Rolle , E. Carey (USA )
1987 : R. Pierre , K. Robinzine , R. Haley , M. Rowe (USA )
1991 : H. Herrera , A. Pavó , J. Valentín , L. Martínez (CUB )
1995 : J. Crusellas , N. Téllez , O. Mena , I. García (CUB )
1999 : D. Clarke , M. McDonald , D. McFarlane , G. Haughton (JAM )
2003 : D. Clarke , L. Spence , S. Ayre , M. Campbell (JAM )
2007 : A. Williams , A. Moncur , M. Mathieu , C. Brown (BAH )
2011 : N. Ruíz , R. Acea , O. Cisneros , W. Collazo (CUB )
2015 : R. Quow , J. Solomon , E. Mayers , M. Cedenio (TTO )
2019 : J. Perlaza , D. Palomeque , J. Solís , A. Zambrano (COL )
2023 : L. Carvalho , M. Lima , D. Hernandes , L. Vilar (BRA )
1991: Germany (Lieder , Carlowitz , Just , Schönlebe )
1993: United States (Hall , Irvin , Rouser , Everett )
1995: United States (Tolbert , Davis , Long , Atwater )
1997: United States (Rouser , Everett , Maye , Minor )
1999: United States (Morris , Johnson , Minor , Campbell )
2001: Poland (Rysiukiewicz , Haczek , Bocian , Maćkowiak )
2003: United States (Davis , Young , Campbell , Washington )
2004: Jamaica (Haughton , Colquhoun , McDonald , Clarke )
2006: United States (Washington , Merritt , Campbell , Spearmon )
2008: United States (Davis , Torrance , Nixon , Willie )
2010: United States (Torrance , Nixon , Tate , Jackson )
2012: United States (Wright , Smith Jr. , Mitchell , Roberts )
2014: United States (Clemons , Verburg , Butler III , Smith Jr. , Parros , Babineaux )
2016: United States (Clemons , Smith Jr. , Giesting , Norwood )
2018: Poland (Zalewski , Omelko , Krawczuk , Krzewina )
2022: Belgium (Watrin , Doom , Sacoor , K. Borlée )
2024: Belgium (Sacoor , D. Borlée , Iguacel , Doom , De Smet )