Living in the Past wrote:
If he was a dual citizen, I could see why he'd try out for the Jamaican team. But he's often listed as a Jamaican in championship races in the US.
So Malmo, how did Dyce acquire dual citizenship such that he was "always an American?"
I think you answered your own question, didn't you?
Dual citizenship means exactly that. Dyce was both an American citizen and a Jamaican citizen. Competed for Jamaica. Hence the caveat "trick question."
But make no mistake about it, it's not a matter of semanctics at all -- Bryon Dyce was the first Afican-American to beak 4:00 in the mile.
16 May 71 Byron Dyce Jam 3:59.6 m 3:57.34 1 Jul 74
21 Apr 73 Reggie McAfee USA 3:59.3 m 3:57.8 m 12 May 73
25 May 73 Tommy Fulton USA 3:57.8 m
27 Apr 74 Denis Fikes USA 3:55.0 m
11 May 80 Ron Cornell USA 3:57.7 m
18 May 80 Mike Wyatt USA 3:58.0 ?
15 Jan 83 Kevin Johnson USA 3:59.1 mi 3:54.06 17 Aug 84
12 Jun 83 Gawain Guy Jam/USA 3:58.21 3:57.18 6 Jun 87
17 May 86 Earl Jones USA 3:58.76
5 Feb 88 Roosevelt Jackson USA 3:59.41 I
1 Jul 91 Terrance Herrington USA 3:55.61 3:53.64 4 Jun 95
4 Jul 92 Steve Holman USA 3:53.31 3:50.40 4 Jul 97
5 Jun 93 Ronnie Harris USA 3:58.03
4 Jun 94 Shannon Lemora USA 3:57.47
7 Feb 98 David Krummenacker USA 3:58.62 i 3:54.23 25 Jul 98
13 Feb 98 Seneca Lassiter USA 3:59.60 i 3:54.21 i 10 Feb 01
Converts:
15 Dec 76 Sydney Maree SAf/USA 3:57.9 m 3:48.83 9 Sep 81
22 Feb 97 Ibrahim Aden Som/USA 3:59.84 i 3:55.53 26 May 02
6 Mar 99 Bernard Lagat Ken/USA 3:55.65 i 3:47.28 29 Jun 01
8 Jun 02 Bolota Asmerom Eri/USA 3:59.86