Neville Myton (28 May 1946 – 19 May 2021) was a Jamaican middle distance runner who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer Olympics. He was a double gold medallist at the 1966 Central American and Caribbean Games, taking the individual 800 metres title and also sharing in the team gold medals with the Jamaican 4×400 metres relay team.CAC Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 5 April 2015. He won a bronze medal in the 4×400 metre relay at the 1967 Pan American Games.
Myton set a national junior record in Jamaica when he finished the 800m race in 1:47.2 minutes at the 1964 Olympics. At the time of his death, this record still stood.
He also competed in the 1500 metres, taking a silver at the 1964 British West Indies Championships and gold at the 1965 British West Indies Championships.British West Indies Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 21 March 2015.
Myton resided in Florida until his death, with his wife Joy.
International competitions Representing 1964British West Indies ChampionshipsKingston, Jamaica2nd1500 m3:53.7Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan34th (h)800 m1:52.439th (h)1500 m3:57.01965British West Indies ChampionshipsBridgetown, Barbados1st1500 m4:03.41966Central American and Caribbean GamesSan Juan, Puerto Rico1st800 m1:50.21st4 × 400 m relay3:08.8British Empire and Commonwealth GamesKingston, Jamaica –880 yDNF1967Pan American GamesWinnipeg, Canada12th (sf)400 m48.476th800 m1:52.583rd4 × 400 m relay3:05.991968Olympic GamesMexico City, Mexico –800 mDNF1970Central American and Caribbean GamesPanama City, Panama10th1500 m3:55.8British Commonwealth GamesEdinburgh, United Kingdom13th (sf)800 m1:50.41971Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsKingston, Jamaica8th800 m1:53.4
Personal bests Outdoors 800 metres – 1:46.6 (Kingston 1964)
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