Lloyd LaBeach
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Lloyd Barrington LaBeach (28 June 1922 – 19 February 1999) was a Panamanian sprinter, who won two bronze medals during the 1948 Summer Olympics, the first Olympic medals for Panama and for Central America. He also competed in the long jump.
In the 100 meters, he finished behind American athletes Harrison Dillard and Barney Ewell for third place, ahead of favorite Mel Patton, also from the United States.[1]
Born in Panama City, his parents were Jamaican immigrants. While Lloyd was still in school the family relocated to Jamaica, where LaBeach first showed his talent in athletics. He later entered the University of California, Los Angeles, where he was coached during his preparations for the Olympic Games.
In 1948, he set the world record in the 200 meters on a cinder track in Compton, California.[2] After the race, he was described in Time as "Panama's one-man Olympic hope".[2] Just a few weeks before LaBeach had been involved in a world record setting 100-yard dash, in which he barely lost at the finish line tape to Patton.[3] These 1948 performances made him one of the expected medal contenders against Patton and Ewell in the Olympics.[4] His brother Byron LaBeach, also a sprinter, competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics representing Jamaica.[5]
LaBeach retired from athletics in 1957, and died in New York City, on 19 February 1999, at the age of 76.
Competition record
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| 1948 | Olympics | London, England | 3rd | 100 m | 10.6 |
| 1948 | Olympics | London, England | 3rd | 200 m | 21.2 |
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- Sportspeople from Panama City
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- Olympic athletes for Panama
- Olympic bronze medalists for Panama
- Panamanian male sprinters
- Panamanian male long jumpers
- Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Panama
- Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Panama
- Competitors at the 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Competitors at the 1950 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Panamanian people of Jamaican descent
- Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics
- Panamanian expatriates in the United States
- Australian Athletics Championships winners
- Bolivarian Games gold medalists for Panama
- Bolivarian Games medalists in athletics