🇯🇲Jamaica
Bertland Cameron
Track & Field — 400m
Bertland Cameron is a retired Jamaican sprinter and pioneer of the 400 meters, having won the event at the very first World Championships in Athletics in 1983. He represented Jamaica at three consecutive Olympic Games and carried the Jamaican flag at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. Today he serves as a coach in Jamaica and remains one of the most respected figures in Caribbean athletics.
Birthdate
November 16, 1959
Global Reach
20 MILLION
University
University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP)
Roles
AthleteCoachMember of Jamaican National Athletic Coaching Staff
Achievements
- •1st 400m World Champion (1983 World Championships in Athletics)
- •Olympic silver medalist (4×400m relay, 1988 Seoul)
- •2-time Commonwealth Games champion (1982 individual; relay)
- •1978 Commonwealth Games silver (4×400m relay)
- •1981 IAAF World Cup bronze (individual & relay)
- •2-time NCAA 400m champion indoors and outdoors (1980 & 1981)
- •3rd NCAA outdoor title (1983, UTEP Miners)
Honors
- •Jamaica Sportsperson of the Year — 3 consecutive years (1981–1983)
- •Jamaican flag bearer at 1984 Summer Olympics (Los Angeles)
- •UTEP Hall of Fame inductee
- •NCAA Hall of Fame inductee
- •Order of Distinction (OD) recipient