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John Howard (Micronesian sprinter)

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John Howard
Personal information
Nationality Chuukeese
Born (1981-07-21) July 21, 1981 (age 43)
Weno, Chuuk
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Country Federated States of Micronesia
SportAthletics
Event100 metres
Coached byMarz Akapito and Carl Cruz
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Federated States of Micronesia
(South) Pacific Games
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Suva 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Suva 4x100 m relay
(South) Pacific Mini Games
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Koror 4x100 m relay
Men's athletics
Representing  Chuuk
Micronesian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Koror 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2010 Koror 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2010 Koror 4x100 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2002 Kolonia 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2002 Kolonia 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2002 Kolonia 4x400 m relay
Updated on 6 May 2013

John Howard (born July 21, 1981 in Weno) is a sprinter from the Federated States of Micronesia. He came 7th in Heat 6 of the 100 metres Preliminaries at the 2012 Summer Olympics. His twin brother Jack Howard competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics. John Howard is the fastest sprinters in all of Micronesian Region alone and in the South Pacific Regions, which includes: Guam, New Caledonia, Samoa, Fiji, Tonga, Palau, CNMI, Vanuatu and all areas in the pacific region.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Chuuk
2002 Micronesian Games Kolonia, Pohnpei 1st 100 m 10.88 s
1st 200 m 22.15 s
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:25.49 min
Representing  Federated States of Micronesia
2003 South Pacific Games Suva, Fiji 3rd 200 m 21.94 s (wind: -1.1 m/s)
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 42.12 s
2005 South Pacific Mini Games Koror, Palau 3rd 4 × 100 m relay 42.83 s
Representing  Chuuk
2010 Micronesian Games Koror, Palau 1st 100 m 11.04 s
1st 200 m 22.86 s
1st 4 × 100 m relay 44.24 s