Darion Duncombe
{{short description|Bahamian sprinter}}
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{{MedalSport | Athletics}}
{{MedalCountry | {{BAH}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|CAC Junior Championships (U17)}}
{{MedalBronze |2006 Port of Spain | 4 × 400 m relay}}
{{MedalCompetition|CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)}}
{{MedalGold |2009 Vieux Fort | Heptathlon}}
{{MedalCompetition|CARIFTA Games
Junior (U17)}}
{{MedalBronze |2006 Les Abymes | 4 × 400 m relay}}
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Darion Duncombe (born January 16, 1990) is a male track and field athlete from Freeport, Bahamas who mainly competes in the 100 m and 200 and 400 m. He attended Sunland Baptist Academy and Tabernacle Baptist High on Grand Bahama before going on to compete for Rust College in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Duncombe won a gold medal in the Heptathlon at the 2009 CARIFTA Games in Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia.{{cite web |title=Darion Duncombe won that event in 16.03 seconds from the Turks & Caicos pair of Dorodo Fulford and Anthony Clarke. |url=https://worldathletics.org/news/news/more-records-fall-in-2009-carifta-games-day |website=World Athletics |access-date=3 March 2022}}{{cite news |title=Under 17 Boys Long Jump |url=http://www.thebahamasweekly.com/publish/sports/BTC_Named_Title_Partner_of_2011_Carifta_Team_Bahamas_printer.shtml |access-date=10 March 2022 |publisher=Bahamas Weekly}} Duncombe also won a bronze medal in the boys 4 × 400 m relay at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Port of Spain, Trinidad.{{cite web |title=Tradecio DAVIS - Nathan ARNETTE - Darion DUNCOMBE - Kenn WALLACE-WHITFIELD |url=https://www.athleticsnacac.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/CAC-Junior-2006-14-16JUL-TRI.pdf |website= athleticsnacac.org |access-date=10 March 2022}}
Duncombe also played as a running back for the Bahamas American Football Jr team at the IFAF 2009 Junior World Championship Qualification Tournament game held in Panama City, Panama. Bahamas played the Mexico National team.{{cite news |title=Bahamas American Football Federation select Junior Players for IFAF 2009 Qualifiers |url=http://www.thebahamasweekly.com/publish/sports/Bahamas_American_Football_Federation_select_Junior_Players_for_IFAF_2009_Qualifiers_printer.shtml |access-date=3 March 2022 |publisher=Bahamas Weekly}}
Personal bests
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! Event !! Time !! Venue !! Date | |||
100 m | 11.06 (+0.8) | Nassau, Bahamas | 25 JUN 2010{{cite web |title=Duncombe Personal Best |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/bahamas/darion-duncombe-14426144 |website=World Athletics |access-date=29 March 2022}} |
200 m | 22.19 (–0.5) | Nassau, Bahamas | 20 FEB 2010 |
400 m | 49.94 | Freeport, Bahamas | 13 MAR 2010 |
References
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External links
- {{World Athletics|bahamas/darion-duncombe-14426144}}
- [https://www.athletic.net/trackandfield/Athlete.aspx?AID=3648893 Athletic.net Bio]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3_1nTbUYRYDarion Duncombe kick return Panama]
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Category:Bahamian male sprinters
Category:21st-century Bahamian sportsmen
Category:Athletes from Freeport, Bahamas
Category:Junior college men's track and field athletes in the United States
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