Charles Allen (born March 3, 1977) is a Canadian track and field athlete, specializing in hurdling and sprinting. Born in Georgetown, Guyana, Allen emigrated to Canada, first to Brampton where he attended Turner Fenton Secondary School, and then to Malton where he went to Ascension of Our Lord Secondary School. Allen represented Canada at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics in the 100 and 200 metres. He competed for Guyana in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and still holds the Guyanese record in that event. By the time of the 2002 Commonwealth Games, Allen was again representing Canada. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Allen made the finals in the 110 m hurdles after setting a new personal best time in each of the qualifying rounds. He finished a respectable sixth, but in a slower time than he had hoped. He was also captain of Canada's 4 × 100 m relay team, but the team failed to pass the qualifying stages. At the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, however, Allen won a bronze medal with the Canadian relay team. References External links 1977 births Living people Sportspeople from Georgetown, Guyana Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games Pan American Games track and field athletes for Canada World Athletics Championships athletes for Canada Black Canadian track and field athletes Canadian male hurdlers Canadian male sprinters Guyanese male hurdlers Afro-Guyanese people Guyanese emigrants to Canada Olympic athletes of Guyana Naturalized citizens of Canada Olympic track and field athletes of Canada Sportspeople from Brampton Track and field athletes from Ontario Clemson Tigers men's track and field athletes Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games