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Marvin Nash

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Marvin Nash (7 December 1953 – 20 January 2023) was a Canadian sprinter who competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]

NationalityCanadian
Born(1953-12-07)7 December 1953
Died20 January 2023(2023-01-20) (aged 69)
SportSprinting
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Marvin Nash
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born(1953-12-07)7 December 1953
Died20 January 2023(2023-01-20) (aged 69)
Sport
SportSprinting
Event
100 metres
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place1975 Mexico City4 x 100 m relay
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place1975 Rome4 x 100 m relay
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He won a silver medal at the 1975 Summer Universiade 4 × 100 metres relay (with Al Dukowski, Bryan Saunders, and Bob Martin) and a bronze medal in the 1975 Pan American Games in the same category (with Hugh Fraser, Albin Dukowski, and Bob Martin). He also competed at the 1978 Commonwealth Games and the 1979 Pan American Games.[2]

In the early 1990s, Nash went to prison for selling crack cocaine to an undercover police officer.[2]

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