Byron Dyce (born 27 March 1948) is a Jamaican former middle-distance runner who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He is still the current Jamaican National Record holder in the Mile and 1000 metres. He still holds NYU records in the Indoor 800 metres and Indoor Mile.
The Millrose Games have named their annual collegiate Distance medley relay in his honor. Dyce, who ran for NYU, is considered a legend among New York track and field circles. After receiving his Ph.D. degree at the University of Florida, he is currently a mathematics professor at Santa Fe College in Gainesville, Florida.
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1948 births
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Jamaican male middle-distance runners
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Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1967 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1971 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for Jamaica Athletes (track and field) at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Jamaica Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Jamaica Competitors at the 1970 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 1971 Pan American Games 20th-century Jamaican people 21st-century Jamaican people