Dennis Blake
Personal information
Born (1970-09-06) 6 September 1970
Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica
Achievements and titles
Personal best400: 45.68 (2000)[1]
Medal record
Men’s Athletics
Representing  Jamaica
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta 4x400 m
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1995 Mar del Plata 4x400 m
CAC Championships
Silver medal – second place 1993 Cali 400 m

Dennis Anthony Blake (born 6 September 1970 in Saint Elizabeth Parish) is a retired male sprinter from Jamaica.[2] He is a two-time Olympian, winning the bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he ran in the qualifying heats.

Career

Blake was awarded a two-year scholarship to attend Blinn Junior College, in Texas. Having gained recognition for his athletic performances, he was awarded thirty-nine athletic scholarships to attend universities throughout the United States, including Alabama A&M University, his alma mater. During his track & field career at Alabama A&M University (AAMU), Blake was the recipient of numerous awards and recognition. The nine-time All-American was selected as the "Most Valuable Player" at the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) championship winning the Abbott Award.

Blake competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain where he was the official Jamaica flag bearer. Blake also claimed a silver medal at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina in the men's 4x400 metres relay, alongside Orville Taylor, Roxbert Martin, and Michael McDonald. Blake set his personal best in the men's 400 metres (45.68) on 2000-06-18 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

In 1996, under the tutelage of AAMU track and field program coach, Walter Tullis, Blake represented Jamaica at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia and won a bronze medal.

Results

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Jamaica
1992 1992 Summer Olympics Barcelona, Spain 8 h4 r2/4 400 m
1992 1992 Summer Olympics Barcelona, Spain AC h3 r1/2 4 × 400
1995 1995 Pan American Games Mar del Plata, Argentina 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 × 400 m
1996 1996 Summer Olympics Atlanta, Georgia 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 × 400 m

Recognition

  • In 2006, he was inducted into the Alabama A&M University Athletics Hall of Fame[4]
  • City of Huntsville, Alabama - Resolution No. 96-791
  • Resolution of the Madison County Commission

References

  1. ↑ "Jamaica Olympic Association - Dennis Blake". Jamaica Olympic Association. Archived from the original on 21 December 2010.
  2. ↑ "Jamaica Olympic Association - Dennis Blake". Jamaica Olympic Association. Archived from the original on 21 December 2010.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dennis Blake". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 21 December 2010.
  4. ↑ "Alabama A&M University - Hall of Fame - Dennis A. Blake". Alabama A&M University. Retrieved 10 December 2021.



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