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Gregory Meghoo (born 11 August 1965 in Ewarton, Saint Catherine) is a former Jamaican athlete who mainly competed in the 100 metres.
He competed for Jamaica at the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States where he won the silver medal in the men's 4x100 metre relay event with his team mates Al Lawrence, Don Quarrie and Ray Stewart.
Meghoo successfully representeded St. Jago High School at the annual Boys Championships in Jamaica. He was a teammate of Bert Cameron as well as Rudolph Briscoe, who competed in the 400 and 800 meters as well. Meghoo's older brother Robert Meghoo competed in the 100 meters but never made it to the Olympics. Another teammate in high school was 10,000 meter Jamaican national record holder Mark "Yifter" Elliott, who now coaches in the USA.
Greg Meghoo is now a United States Citizen, served in the U.S. Army, and is now in the U.S. Air Force Reserves. Greg Meghoo has earned numerous awards in the Army earning Army achiement medals, and Army Commendation awards and well as several awards in the Air Force Reserve for outstanding non-commissioned officer and Meritorious service . Greg Meghoo is also a Fitness buff, who like to take the time to exercise and help others stay in shape.
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Greg Meghoo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011.