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Olympic athlete Germaine Mason killed in Jamaica crash

He apparently lost control of his motorcycle before dawn on Thursday.

April 20, 2017 07:51 pm | Updated 09:32 pm IST - KINGSTON (JAMAICA):

AP
In this August 19, 2008 file photo, Britain’s Germaine Mason gestures after an attempt, in the men’s high jump final during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Mason has died after a motorcycle crash, according to Jamaican police, it was reported on April 20, 2017.

In this August 19, 2008 file photo, Britain’s Germaine Mason gestures after an attempt, in the men’s high jump final during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Mason has died after a motorcycle crash, according to Jamaican police, it was reported on April 20, 2017.

Police in Jamaica said that Olympic-medal-winning athlete Germaine Mason died in an early-morning motorcycle crash.

The Jamaica Constabulary Force issued a statement reporting that Mason apparently lost control of his motorcycle before dawn on Thursday in St. Andrew Parish south-east of the capital, Kingston. He was 34.

Mason was born in Jamaica but represented Britain in the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing. He won a silver medal in the high jump.

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The news stunned Jamaica, a country that takes particular pride in its relatively large number of standout athletes in track and field. Prime Minister Andrew Holness expressed “sincere condolences to the entire sporting fraternity” in a message on Twitter.

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