Donald Sanford (athlete)

Donald Blair-Sanford
Personal information
Full nameDonald Eugene Blair-Sanford
NicknameDBS
CitizenshipAmerican–Israeli
Born (1987-02-05) February 5, 1987 (age 37)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Home townEin Shemer, Israel
Alma mater
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight80 kg (180 lb)[1]
SpouseDanielle Dekel
Sport
Country Israel
SportAthletics
Event400m
ClubMaccabi Tel Aviv
Coached byLloyd Cowan
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400m; 45.04 seconds
Medal record
Representing Israel Israel
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Zürich 400 m
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Baku Mixed team
Representing Europe
Continental Cup
Silver medal – second place 2014 Marrakech 4 × 400 m relay
Updated on October 10, 2015

Donald Eugene Blair-Sanford (Hebrew: דונלד יוג'ין בלייר-סנפורד, born February 5, 1987) is an American-Israeli Olympic sprinter, who specialises in the 400 metre dash.

His personal record at 400 metres is 45.04 seconds. He represented Israel in the 2012 Summer Olympics. He won the bronze medal in 400 metres at the 2014 European Athletics Championships, with a new Israeli record of 45.27 seconds. Competing for Israel at the 2015 European Games, Sanford won with a time of 45.75.

  1. ^ a b "Baku 2015 1St European Games - Athletes - BLAIR SANFORD Donald". Baku 2015. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)