Germaine Mason, a 2008 Olympic high jump silver medalist for Great Britain, died in a motorcycle crash Thursday morning, according to Jamaican police.
Mason, 34, suffered his fatal crash in his birthplace of Kingston, Jamaica, according to reports.
Mason earned silver in Beijing behind Russian Andrey Silnov, marking Great Britian’s best Olympic or world championships men’s high jump finish in 100 years.
Mason matched his personal best by clearing 2.34 meters in the final in his lone Olympic appearance.
Mason competed internationally from 2000 to 2012, switching to compete from Jamaica to Great Britain in 2006.