Darion Duncombe

{{short description|Bahamian sprinter}}

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{{MedalSport | Athletics}}

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{{MedalCompetition|CAC Junior Championships (U17)}}

{{MedalBronze |2006 Port of Spain | 4 × 400 m relay}}

{{MedalCompetition|CARIFTA Games
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{{MedalGold |2009 Vieux Fort | Heptathlon}}

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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, Bahamas25 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 m22.19 (–0.5)Nassau, Bahamas20 FEB 2010
400 m  49.94Freeport, Bahamas13 MAR 2010

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