Track world mourns Olympic star dead at 29

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Deon Lendore, an Olympic and satellite title medallist from Trinidad and Tobago, died successful a car mishap successful Texas connected Monday. He was 29.

According to Texas A&M University, for whom Lendore had worked arsenic a unpaid adjunct manager implicit the past 2 seasons, the sprinter was returning location from signifier erstwhile helium was progressive successful an automobile accident.

Lendore competed astatine 3 Olympic Games and ran the anchor limb of the men's 4x400m relay last astatine the 2012 Olympics successful London arsenic his state won bronze.

He won metallic successful the aforesaid lawsuit astatine the 2015 World Championships successful Beijing, earlier claiming idiosyncratic bronze medals successful the 400m astatine the 2016 and 2018 World Indoor Championships.

"Words cannot adequately explicit our sadness astatine the devastating and untimely nonaccomplishment of 3x Olympian and Olympic and World Championship bronze medalist Deon Lendore who has been an inspiration and information to america each some connected an (sic) disconnected the track," said a connection from the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee.

"Deon has flown the Trinidad and Tobago emblem with pride, honor, patriotism and an indomitable volition passim his vocation portion helping and inspiring many."

Lendore competed astatine his 3rd Olympics successful Tokyo past year, placing eighth with Trinidad and Tobago successful the 4x400m last and reaching the 400m semifinals.

He besides finished 3rd successful the 400m last astatine the Diamond League successful Zurich past September.

He was grooming arsenic a nonrecreational jock nether declaration with Puma portion serving arsenic a unpaid adjunct manager successful Texas.

"We are profoundly saddened by the passing of Deon Lendore, who has been a portion of the PUMA Family since 2017," said a connection from the sportswear company.

"We are honored that helium had chosen america to beryllium by his broadside for a ample portion of his palmy way & tract career. Our thoughts are with his family. Rest successful peace, Deon."

In a connection sent to CNN, the Texas Department of Public Safety said 3 vehicles were progressive successful the collision successful Milam County and that an probe is inactive progressive and open.

Lendore was pronounced dormant connected the scene, portion different operator was transported to a aesculapian halfway for incapacitating injuries.

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