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Barbadian sprinter (1950–2020)

Pearson Jordan
Personal information
Born	(1950-10-23)23 October 1950 Speightstown, Saint Peter, Barbados
Died	28 March 2020(2020-03-28) (aged 69) Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Sport
Sport	Sprinting
Event	100 metres

Pearson G. Jordan (23 October 1950 – 28 March 2020) was a Barbadian sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Jordan competed for the Louisiana State University Tigers from 1976 to 1979. He was part of the championship 4 × 400 m relay in 1979.

Jordan who was originally from Speightstown, Saint Peter, Barbados, died of complications from COVID-19 on 28 March 2020, at age 69 in Dallas during the COVID-19 pandemic in Texas. Jordan was the first announced death of an Olympian from the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

"Olympian Pearson Jordan passes away from COVID-19". www.insidethegames.biz. 30 March 2020.
Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pearson Jordan Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
"Two former LSU athletes pass away from COVID-19 complications". Geaux247.
"Barbadians in the US hard-hit by the disease". 1 April 2020. Archived from the original on 4 April 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
Pons | @aria_pons, Aria (29 March 2020). "Another former LSU track athlete dies due to coronavirus". TigerTV.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
writer, ROBIN FAMBROUGH | Staff (28 March 2020). "Ex-LSU two-sport star Orlando McDaniel, ex-Tiger sprinter Pearson Jordan have died of novel coronavius". The Advocate.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Pearson Jordan at Olympedia (archive)

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