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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 5 March 1961 Camberwell, London, England |
| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | High jump |
| Club | Striders |
Floyd Dwight Manderson (born 5 March 1961) is an English born athlete who represented Northern Ireland and competed for Great Britain at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit]Manderson finished second behind Geoff Parsons in the high jump event at the 1986 AAA Championships.[2][3] The following year he won the high jump title at the UK Athletics Championships.
At the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, he represented Great Britain in the men's high jump.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Floyd Manderson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
External links
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Categories:
- 1961 births
- People from Aldershot
- People educated at Alderwood School
- Living people
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- British men high jumpers
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Northern Ireland
- Men athletes from Northern Ireland
- Irish men high jumpers
- People from Camberwell
- Athletes from the London Borough of Southwark
- English men high jumpers
- Olympic men high jumpers
- British athletics biography stubs
- Irish athletics biography stubs
- Sportspeople from Northern Ireland stubs