🇯🇲Jamaica
Gregory Haughton
Track & Field — 400m
Gregory Haughton is a Jamaican 400 meters runner and one of the most decorated relay athletes in Jamaica's history. Coached by Clyde Hart — who also trained world record-holder Michael Johnson — he earned five Jamaican national titles and was a cornerstone of Jamaica's 4×400m relay team for over a decade. Since retiring, he has become a respected mentor and motivational speaker.
Birthdate
November 10, 1973
Personal Best
44.56s (400m)
Global Reach
8 MILLION
University
George Mason University
Roles
AthleteMentorMotivational Speaker
Achievements
- •3-time Olympic medalist (1996 bronze individual; 1996 & 2000 bronze relay)
- •8-time World Championship medalist (bronze 1995 & 2001 individual; 4 relay silvers)
- •2004 World Indoor Champion (4×400m relay)
- •1998 Commonwealth Games Champion (4×400m relay)
- •1999 Pan American Games Champion (individual & relay)
- •1993 Central American and Caribbean Championships gold
- •2001 Goodwill Games gold
- •2-time NJCAA Champion
- •3-time NCAA 400m champion
- •5-time Jamaican national champion
Honors
- •Virginia Sports Hall of Fame inductee (1997)
- •George Mason University Hall of Fame inductee (2001)
- •Carreras Sports Foundation Male Athlete of the Year (1999–2000)
- •ISSA Outstanding Contribution to Track and Field in Jamaica (2011)