Victor Houston (athlete)

Victor Emmanuel Livingstone Houston (born February 24, 1974) is a retired male track and field athlete from Barbados.

Victor Houston

Personal information
Born	February 24, 1974
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing Barbados Central American and Caribbean Championships 1999 Bridgetown 400m Hurdles 1999 Bridgetown 110m Hurdles CAC Junior Championships (U20) 1992 Tegucigalpa High jump 1992 Tegucigalpa Triple jump 1992 Tegucigalpa Long jump CAC Junior Championships (U17) 1990 Havana High jump 1990 Havana Triple jump 1990 Havana Javelin throw CARIFTA Games Junior (U20) 1992 Nassau High Jump 1993 Fort-de-France High Jump 1993 Fort-de-France Triple Jump 1991 Port of Spain High Jump 1991 Port of Spain Triple Jump 1992 Nassau Triple Jump 1992 Nassau 4x100m relay 1993 Fort-de-France Long Jump 1993 Fort-de-France 4x100m relay 1993 Fort-de-France 4x400m relay CARIFTA Games Youth (U17) 1989 Bridgetown High Jump 1990 Kingston Triple Jump 1990 Kingston Javelin Throw 1990 Kingston High Jump 1990 Kingston Long Jump

Career

Competing for the Auburn Tigers track and field team, Houston won the 1996 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the decathlon.

He twice represented his native country at the Summer Olympics: 1996 and 2000. He competed in the men's decathlon and hurdling events during his career. Since 2011, Houston has been an assistant track and field coach at Texas Tech University.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Barbados
1989	CARIFTA Games (U-17)	Bridgetown, Barbados	1st	High jump	2.00 m
1990	CARIFTA Games (U-17)	Kingston, Jamaica	2nd	High jump	2.00 m
			2nd	Long jump	7.04 m
			1st	Triple jump	14.73 m
			1st	Javelin throw	52.50 m
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17)	Havana, Cuba	1st	High jump	2.05 m
			4th	Long jump	6.87 m   (0.1 m/s)
			2nd	Triple jump	14.90 m   (0.0 m/s)
			3rd	Javelin throw	51.04 m
1991	CARIFTA Games (U-20)	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	2nd	High jump	2.05 m
			5th	Long jump	7.32 m
			2nd	Triple jump	15.17 m
			6th	Javelin throw	48.88 m
1992	CARIFTA Games (U-20)	Nassau, Bahamas	1st	High jump	2.08 m
			4th	Long jump	7.26 m
			2nd	Triple jump	15.12 m w
			2nd	4 × 100 m	41.84
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)	Tegucigalpa, Honduras	1st	High jump	2.08 m
			3rd	Long jump	7.06 m
			2nd	Triple jump	15.20 m
1993	CARIFTA Games (U-20)	Fort-de-France, Martinique	1st	High jump	2.10 m
			3rd	Long jump	7.10 m
			1st	Triple jump	15.68 m
			3rd	4 × 100 m	42.47
			3rd	4 × 400 m	3:19.72
1994	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, Canada	12th	Decathlon	6898 pts
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	–	Decathlon	DNF
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	17th	Decathlon	7777 pts
1998	Central American and Caribbean Games	Maracaibo, Venezuela	4th	400 m H	50.05
	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	5th	400 m H	49.21
			9th (h)	4 × 400 m	40.16
1999	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Bridgetown, Barbados	2nd	110 m H	13.71
			1st	4 × 100 m	39.75
	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada	10th (h)	400 m H	50.73
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	37th (h)	110 m H	13.86   (-0.3 m/s)
			38th (h)	400 m H	50.57
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	32nd (h)	110 m H	14.06   (-0.6 m/s)
			49th (h)	400 m H	51.51

External links

• sports-reference
• Victor Houston at World Athletics
• Picture of Victor Houston