10 Facts About Aaron Armstrong

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Aaron Nigel Armstrong was born on 14 October 1977 and is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Trinidad and Tobago.

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Aaron Armstrong reached the quarter-finals of the 200 metres at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics and was sixth in the 2005 IAAF World Athletics Final.

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Aaron Armstrong was selected to represent his country at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and finished in fifth place in the 200 metres final.

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Aaron Armstrong helped his country retain the relay title at the 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships, but he lost his place in the individual events to his national rivals Emmanuel Callender and Rondel Sorrillo.

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Aaron Armstrong represented Trinidad and Tobago at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

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Aaron Armstrong competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Marc Burns, Keston Bledman and Richard Thompson.

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Aaron Armstrong was replaced by Emmanuel Callender for the final race and they sprinted to a time of 38.06 seconds, the second time after the Jamaican team, winning the silver medal.

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Aaron Armstrong took part in the 200 metres individual, finishing first in his first round heat, with a time of 20.57 seconds.

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Aaron Armstrong ran in the 200 metres at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, but he was eliminated in the first heats stage.

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Aaron Armstrong took the bronze medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, finishing behind Lerone Clarke and Mark Lewis-Francis.