Sheridon Baptiste
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Born | 6 January 1964 Georgetown, British Guiana |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Bobsleigh, Sprinting, Canadian football |
Sheridon Baptiste (born 6 January 1964) is a Canadian former bobsledder, sprinter and Canadian football player. He competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics and the 1994 Winter Olympics in bobsleigh.[1] As a sprinter, he won a gold medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1994 Jeux de la Francophonie for Canada. After playing Canadian football for Queen's University, Baptiste was selected by the Ottawa Rough Riders in the 4th round of the 1988 CFL Draft but never played professionally.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sheridon Baptiste Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ Ian Ross (13 February 1998). "Slipping and sledding to Olympic gold". www.usc.uwo.ca/gazette. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ Mervin Daub (1996). Gael Force: A Century of Football at Queen's. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. pp. 189–. ISBN 978-0-7735-1519-2.
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