Clifton Forbes

Clifton L. Forbes (18 February 1946 – 1 March 2010) was an Olympic athlete, who represented Jamaica at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. He won a bronze medal in the 4×400 metre relay at the 1967 Pan American Games.

Later he served as a manager for teams to the Olympic, Commonwealth, Pan American, Central America and Caribbean Games, and a trainer of the national netball team.^{[citation needed]}

Death

On 1 March 2010, Forbes died at the age of 64 after a long illness.^{[citation needed]}

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Jamaica
1964	British West Indies Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	3rd	200 m	21.6
1966	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Juan, Puerto Rico	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:08.8
	British Empire and Commonwealth Games	Kingston, Jamaica	17th (qf)	220 y	21.8
			4th	4 × 440 y relay	3:06.8
1967	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada	8th	400 m	47.14
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	40.23
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:05.99
1968	Olympic Games	Mexico City, Mexico	21st (qf)	400 m	46.29
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	38.4
1970	Central American and Caribbean Games	Panama City, Panama	7th	400 m	48.8
	British Commonwealth Games	Edinburgh, United Kingdom	7th	400 m	46.1
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:06.4

References

• Clifton Forbes' obituary at the Jamaica Gleaner
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Clifton Forbes". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
• Clifton Forbes' obituary at the Jamaica Star