Byron Dyce

Byron Dyce
Personal information
Born (1948-03-27) 27 March 1948 (age 76)
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Jamaica
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Cali 800 metres
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 1970 Panama City 1500 metres

Byron Dyce (born 27 March 1948) is a Jamaican former middle-distance runner who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1] He is still the current Jamaican National Record holder in the Mile and 1000 metres. He still holds NYU records in the Indoor 800 metres and Indoor Mile.[2]

The Millrose Games have named their annual collegiate Distance medley relay in his honor.[3] Dyce, who ran for NYU, is considered a legend among New York track and field circles. After receiving his Ph.D. degree at the University of Florida, he is currently a mathematics professor at Santa Fe College in Gainesville, Florida.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Byron Dyce". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  2. ^ "NYU" (PDF). NYU Athletics. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Videos - Byron Dyce College Mens DMR - Millrose Games 2012".
  4. ^ "NYU Great Byron Dyce Loses School Record". ny.milesplit.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015.


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