Former Olympic high jumper Germaine Mason, who won silver for Britain at the 2008 Games in Beijing, died yesterday in a motorbike crash in Jamaica, news reports said
Kingston: Former Olympic high jumper Germaine Mason, who won silver for Britain at the 2008 Games in Beijing, died yesterday in a motorbike crash in Jamaica, news reports said.
The 34-year-old was born in Jamaica, but changed his allegiance to Britain in 2006.
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Reports in Jamaica and Britain, citing police officials, said that Mason was heading to Kingston when he lost control of the motorbike. He died instantly, Jamaican newspaper The Gleaner said.
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