Victor Houston
Personal information
BornFebruary 24, 1974
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Barbados
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Bridgetown 400m Hurdles
Silver medal – second place 1999 Bridgetown 110m Hurdles
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
Gold medal – first place1992 Tegucigalpa High jump
Silver medal – second place1992 Tegucigalpa Triple jump
Bronze medal – third place1992 Tegucigalpa Long jump
CAC Junior Championships (U17)
Gold medal – first place1990 Havana High jump
Silver medal – second place1990 Havana Triple jump
Bronze medal – third place1990 Havana Javelin throw
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)
Gold medal – first place1992 Nassau High Jump
Gold medal – first place1993 Fort-de-France High Jump
Gold medal – first place1993 Fort-de-France Triple Jump
Silver medal – second place1991 Port of Spain High Jump
Silver medal – second place1991 Port of Spain Triple Jump
Silver medal – second place1992 Nassau Triple Jump
Silver medal – second place1992 Nassau 4x100m relay
Bronze medal – third place1993 Fort-de-France Long Jump
Bronze medal – third place1993 Fort-de-France 4x100m relay
Bronze medal – third place1993 Fort-de-France 4x400m relay
CARIFTA Games
Youth (U17)
Gold medal – first place 1989 Bridgetown High Jump
Gold medal – first place1990 Kingston Triple Jump
Gold medal – first place1990 Kingston Javelin Throw
Silver medal – second place1990 Kingston High Jump
Silver medal – second place1990 Kingston Long Jump

Victor Emmanuel Livingstone Houston (born February 24, 1974) is a retired male track and field athlete from Barbados.

Career

He twice represented his native country at the Summer Olympics: 1996 and 2000. He competed in the men's decathlon and hurdling events during his career. Since 2011, Houston has been an assistant track and field coach at Texas Tech University.[1]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Barbados
1989 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Bridgetown, Barbados 1st High jump 2.00 m
1990 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Kingston, Jamaica 2nd High jump 2.00 m
2nd Long jump 7.04 m
1st Triple jump 14.73 m
1st Javelin throw 52.50 m
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17) Havana, Cuba 1st High jump 2.05 m
4th Long jump 6.87 m   (0.1 m/s)
2nd Triple jump 14.90 m   (0.0 m/s)
3rd Javelin throw 51.04 m
1991 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 2nd High jump 2.05 m
5th Long jump 7.32 m
2nd Triple jump 15.17 m
6th Javelin throw 48.88 m
1992 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Nassau, Bahamas 1st High jump 2.08 m
4th Long jump 7.26 m
2nd Triple jump 15.12 m w
2nd 4 × 100 m 41.84
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) Tegucigalpa, Honduras 1st High jump 2.08 m
3rd Long jump 7.06 m
2nd Triple jump 15.20 m
1993 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Fort-de-France, Martinique 1st High jump 2.10 m
3rd Long jump 7.10 m
1st Triple jump 15.68 m
3rd 4 × 100 m 42.47
3rd 4 × 400 m 3:19.72
1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 12th Decathlon 6898 pts
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States – Decathlon DNF
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 17th Decathlon 7777 pts
1998 Central American and Caribbean Games Maracaibo, Venezuela 4th 400 m H 50.05
Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 5th 400 m H 49.21
9th (h) 4 × 400 m 40.16
1999 Central American and Caribbean Championships Bridgetown, Barbados 2nd 110 m H 13.71
1st 4 × 100 m 39.75
Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada 10th (h) 400 m H 50.73
World Championships Seville, Spain 37th (h) 110 m H 13.86   (-0.3 m/s)
38th (h) 400 m H 50.57
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 32nd (h) 110 m H 14.06   (-0.6 m/s)
49th (h) 400 m H 51.51

References

  1. ↑ "Player Bio: Victor Houston - Texas Tech Red Raiders Official Athletic Site". www.texastech.com. Archived from the original on 2011-11-10.
  2. ↑ Victor Houston, CBS Interactive, retrieved 27 March 2012


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