Ian Morris (athlete)

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Ian Morris (born 30 November 1961 in Siparia) is a retired athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who specialized in the 400 metres. A former soccer player, he did not take up athletics before the age of 23. He occasionally ran the 200 metres, and even competed in the 800 metres at the 1987 World Indoor Championships.

His personal best time was 44.21 seconds, achieved in the semi final of the 1992 Olympics. The result gives him a 20th place on the all-time performers list. 44.21 is also the current national record.

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Extra
1986	Central American and Caribbean Games	Santiago, Dominican Republic	2nd	400 m
1987	World Indoor Championships	Indianapolis, United States	4th	400 m
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	7th	400 m
1989	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	2nd	400 m
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	6th	400 m
	Pan American Games	Havana, Cuba	2nd	400 m
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	4th	400 m
	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	7th	4 x 400 m relay
1993	World Indoor Championships	Toronto, Canada	2nd	4 x 400 m relay
1994	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, Canada	3rd	4 x 400 m relay