Francis Adams (athlete)
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Francis Adams was a sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago
who specialized in the 100 metres
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. In 1976
in Montreal
, he reached the semi final with the 4 x 100 metres relay
team, together with Christopher Brathwaite
, Anthony Husbands
, and Charles Joseph
. At the 1980 Summer Olympics
in Moscow
, Adams participated in the 100 metres where he went out in the opening round.
Adams died at age 34 from gunshot wounds in Port of Spain
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Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
who specialized in the 100 metres
100 metres
The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...
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Biography
He participated twice in the Olympic GamesOlympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
. In 1976
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, he reached the semi final with the 4 x 100 metres relay
4 x 100 metres relay
The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...
team, together with Christopher Brathwaite
Christopher Brathwaite
Christopher Brathwaite was an athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres....
, Anthony Husbands
Anthony Husbands
Anthony Husbands is a retired sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago who specialized in the 200 metres.He attended the Essex Community College, Maryland, USA.-Achievements:-External links:*...
, and Charles Joseph
Charles Joseph (athlete)
Charles Joseph is a retired athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who specialized in the 400 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay.He attended the Seton Hall University, New Jersey, USA.-Achievements:-External links:*...
. At the 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, Adams participated in the 100 metres where he went out in the opening round.
Adams died at age 34 from gunshot wounds in Port of Spain
Port of Spain
Port of Spain, also written as Port-of-Spain, is the capital of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and the country's third-largest municipality, after San Fernando and Chaguanas. The city has a municipal population of 49,031 , a metropolitan population of 128,026 and a transient daily population...
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