Olympic Stage and Relay Glory
Fray’s greatest achievements came at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, where he was part of a Jamaican 4×100 metres relay team alongside Lennox Miller, Clifton Forbes, and Errol Stewart. In the heats, the quartet equalled the world record, before lowering it in the semi-final to an astonishing 38.3 seconds. Though Jamaica finished just outside the medals in the final, the semi-final run remains unmatched as the fastest ever recorded by an under-23 team. Fray also contested the individual 200 metres, reaching the Olympic final and finishing seventh in a field remembered for Tommie Smith’s iconic victory salute.
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