Victor Emmanuel Livingstone Houston (born February 24, 1974) is a retired male track and field athlete from Barbados.
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 Representing 1989CARIFTA Games (U-17)Bridgetown, Barbados1stHigh jump2.00 m1990CARIFTA Games (U-17)Kingston, Jamaica2ndHigh jump2.00 m2ndLong jump7.04 m1stTriple jump14.73 m1stJavelin throw52.50 mCentral American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17)Havana, Cuba1stHigh jump2.05 m4thLong jump6.87 m (0.1 m/s)2ndTriple jump14.90 m (0.0 m/s)3rdJavelin throw51.04 m1991CARIFTA Games (U-20)Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago2ndHigh jump2.05 m5thLong jump7.32 m2ndTriple jump15.17 m6thJavelin throw48.88 m1992CARIFTA Games (U-20)Nassau, Bahamas1stHigh jump2.08 m4thLong jump7.26 m2ndTriple jump15.12 m w2nd4 × 100 m41.84Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)Tegucigalpa, Honduras1stHigh jump2.08 m3rdLong jump7.06 m2ndTriple jump15.20 m1993CARIFTA Games (U-20)Fort-de-France, Martinique1stHigh jump2.10 m3rdLong jump7.10 m1stTriple jump15.68 m3rd4 × 100 m42.473rd4 × 400 m3:19.721994Commonwealth GamesVictoria, Canada12thDecathlon6898 pts1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States –DecathlonDNF1997World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece17thDecathlon7777 pts1998Central American and Caribbean GamesMaracaibo, Venezuela4th400 m H50.05Commonwealth GamesKuala Lumpur, Malaysia5th400 m H49.219th (h)4 × 400 m40.161999Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsBridgetown, Barbados2nd110 m H13.711st4 × 100 m39.75Pan American GamesWinnipeg, Canada10th (h)400 m H50.73World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain37th (h)110 m H13.86 (-0.3 m/s)38th (h)400 m H50.572000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia32nd (h)110 m H14.06 (-0.6 m/s)49th (h)400 m H51.51
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Picture of Victor Houston
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