he won 100 metres/200 metres sprint doubles at the 1970 commonwealth games, 1971 pan american games, and 1974 commonwealth games. he was the first male to defend either the 100 m or 200 m title at the commonwealth games and a 100 m win at the 1978 commonwealth games makes him the only person to have won that title three times. he won nine gold medals in the sprints at the central american and caribbean championships in athletics from 1971 to 1981.