Lindon Victor (athlete)

Lindon Victor

Personal information
Born	(1993-02-28) 28 February 1993 St. George's, Grenada
Sport
Country	Grenada
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Combined events
University team	Texas A&M Aggies
Coached by	Alleyne Francique
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Decathlon: 8446, Tuscaloosa, USA
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Grenada CARIFTA Games (U17) 2009 Vieux Fort Discus throw 2009 Vieux Fort Shot put CARIFTA Games (U20) 2010 George Town Heptathlon 2011 Montego Bay Heptathlon 2012 Hamilton Heptathlon

Lindon Victor (born 23 February 1993) is a Grenadian athlete who competes in the decathlon. In 2016, he scored 8446 points with nine personal bests at the Southeastern Conference Championship decathlon, breaking both the SEC record and the Grenadian National Record , the latter of which was set by his brother, Kurt Felix, at the 2015 IAAF World Championships.^[1] Victor was named 2016 SEC Field Athlete of the Year.^[2]

Victor represented Grenada at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in the decathlon. He placed sixteenth with a score of 7998 points. Victor was the flag bearer for Grenada for the closing of the games.^[3][4]

Personal bests

Event	Result	Venue	Date
Outdoor
100 m	10.60 s (wind: +0.9 m/s)	Eugene, Oregon	08 Jun 2016
Long jump	7.34 m (wind: +1.6 m/s)	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	12 May 2016
Shot put	15.73 m	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	12 May 2016
High jump	2.02 m	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	12 May 2016
400 m	48.33 s	Eugene, Oregon	09 Jun 2016
110 m hurdles	14.68 s (wind: +0.4 m/s)	Eugene, Oregon	09 Jun 2016
Discus throw	54.56 m	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	13 May 2016
Pole vault	4.55 m	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	13 May 2016
Javelin throw	68.96 m	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	13 May 2016
1500 m	4:43.81 min	Eugene, Oregon	09 Jun 2016
Decathlon	8446 pts	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	13 May 2016
Indoor
60 m	6.99 s	Fayetteville, AR	26 Feb 2016
Long jump	7.30 m	Fayetteville, AR	26 Feb 2016
Shot put	15.66 m	Fayetteville, AR	26 Feb 2016
High jump	2.02 m	Fayetteville, AR	26 Feb 2016
60 m hurdles	8.38 s	Fayetteville, AR	26 Feb 2016
Pole vault	4.55 m	College Station, TX	05 Feb 2016
1000 m	2:53.66 min	Fayetteville, AR	26 Feb 2016
Heptathlon	5776 pts	Fayetteville, AR	26 Feb 2016

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Grenada
2009	CARIFTA Games	Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia	2nd	Discus throw	45.27m
	CARIFTA Games	Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia	3rd	Shot put	13.90 m
2010	CARIFTA Games	George Town, Cayman Islands	3rd	Heptathlon	4234 pts
	Summer Youth Olympics	Singapore	13th	Javelin throw	51.61 m
2011	CARIFTA Games	Montego Bay, Jamaica	3rd	Heptathlon	4544 pts
2012	CARIFTA Games	Hamilton, Bermuda	1st	Heptathlon	4572 pts
2014	NACAC Under-23 Championships	British Columbia, Canada	6th	Javelin throw	65.28 m
2016	OECS Track & Field Championships	Tortola, British Virgin Islands	3rd	Shot put	14.73 m[5]
	OECS Track & Field Championships	Tortola, British Virgin Islands	2nd	Discus throw	48.50 m[5]
	OECS Track & Field Championships	Tortola, British Virgin Islands	10th	Long jump	6.51 m[5]
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	16th	Decathlon	7998 pts

References