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| Born | June 16, 1957 (1957-06-16) (age 67) Santa Rosa, Guyana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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June Marcia Griffith (married Collison) (born June 16, 1957) is a retiredGuyanesetrack and field athlete. She participated in bothsprint and jumping events. She represented Guyana in the400 meters at the 1984 Olympics, making it to the semi-final round before finishing a non-qualifying 5th place in her semi final behind the eventual gold (Valerie Brisco-Hooks) and bronze (Kathy Smallwood-Cook) medalists.[1]
She was the 400 metres gold medalist at the1982 Central American and Caribbean Games. She was also a silver medalist at the1979 Pan American Games, losing toSharon Dabney in aphoto finish in the 400 metres and a bronze medalist in the long jump at the1978 Commonwealth Games.
She married Dennis Collison, also a Guyanese sprinter. They are the parents ofNBA basketball playerDarren Collison. She originally came to the United States on a track scholarship toAdelphi University. After earning herMBA, she wasCFO for the now closedSt. Luke Medical Center inSierra Madre, California. She is nowCOO of theArrowhead Regional Medical Center.[2]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1973 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 3rd | Long jump | 5.35 |
| 1974 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 13th (h) | 400 m | 1:35.71 |
| 5th | High jump | 1.59 m | |||
| 5th | Long jump | 5.28 m | |||
| 1975 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Hamilton, Bermuda | 1st | High jump | 1.625 m |
| 1976 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Nassau, Bahamas | 1st | High jump | 1.65 m |
| 2nd | Long jump | 5.66 m | |||
| 1978 | Commonwealth Games | Edmonton, Canada | 7th (sf) | 200 m | 23.44 (w) |
| 5th | 400 m | 53.25 | |||
| 3rd | Long jump | 6.52 m | |||
| 1979 | Pan American Games | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 2nd | 400 m | 51.81 |
| World Cup | Montreal, Canada | 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:28.501 | |
| 1981 | World Cup | Rome, Italy | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:26.421 |
| 1982 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Havana, Cuba | 1st | 400 m | 51.89 |
| Commonwealth Games | Brisbane, Australia | 8th | 400 m | 53.67 | |
| 1983 | Pan American Games | Caracas, Venezuela | 5th | 400 m | 53.14 |
| World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 19th (h) | 400 m | 53.47 | |
| 1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 13th (sf) | 400 m | 52.39 |
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