Anton Skerritt
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| Date of birth | January 3, 1964 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1994 | St. Catharines Wolves | ||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | Toronto Italia | ||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | St. Catharines Wolves | ||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Hamilton White Eagles | ||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Metro Lions | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of November 18, 2016 | |||||||||||||||||
Anton Skerritt (born January 3, 1964) is a Trinidadian/Canadian former sprinter, and soccer player. As a sprinter he competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics, 1988 Summer Olympics, 1987 World Championships in Athletics, 1986 Commonwealth Games, and the 1989 Jeux de la Francophonie.
As a soccer player he played in the Canadian National Soccer League, and the Canadian Professional Soccer League. After his retirement from professional sports he became a vice principal for Vaughan Secondary School in Vaughan, Ontario.[1]
In 1982, Skerritt began playing soccer at the college level with Howard University. After a recommendation from an American national track and field team coach he switched to track and field.[2] He was chosen to represent Trinidad & Tobago in the 1984 Summer Olympics to compete in Men's 400 metres, and the Men's 4×400 metres Relay.[3]
In 1986, he switched his allegiance to Canada for the 1986 Commonwealth Games and won a bronze medal in the 4×400 metres relay.[4] At the 1987 World Championships in Athletics he achieved a Canadian record of 45.62secs in the 400 metres event.[5] He featured in the 1988 Summer Olympics, 1989 Jeux de la Francophonie, and the 1991 Pan American Games.[6] In the Francophonie Games he won 3 medals in 400 metres, 4×100 metres relay, and 4×400 metres relay. He retired in 1992 to pursue his education in teaching.
