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Marita Payne was born on 7 October, 1960 in Bridgetown, Barbados, is a Canadian athlete. Discover Marita Payne's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 63 years old?

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Age 63 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 7 October, 1960
Birthday 7 October
Birthplace Bridgetown, Barbados
Nationality Canada

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Marita Payne Height, Weight & Measurements

At 63 years old, Marita Payne height is 1.73m and Weight 57 kg.

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Height 1.73m
Weight 57 kg
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Who Is Marita Payne's Husband?

Her husband is Mitchell Wiggins

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Husband Mitchell Wiggins
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Children Nick Wiggins, Mitchell Wiggins, Andrew Wiggins, Taya Wiggins, Angelica Wiggins, Stephanie Wiggins

Marita Payne Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Marita Payne worth at the age of 63 years old? Marita Payne’s income source is mostly from being a successful Athlete. She is from Canada. We have estimated Marita Payne's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
Salary in 2023 Under Review
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Source of Income Athlete

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1960

Marita Payne-Wiggins (born October 7, 1960) is a Canadian former track and field athlete who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics.

She is the co-Canadian record holder in the 400 metres, along with Jillian Richardson, and previously held the Canadian record in the 200 metres.

Payne was born in Barbados and spent her early childhood in Christ Church, Barbados.

As a young child, her parents, Ina and Clarence Payne, moved to New York City for school and work, leaving her behind in Barbados.

1970

In 1970, when Payne was nine, she rejoined her parents and the family settled in Toronto, Ontario, and later in Concord, Ontario.

1979

She attended Vaughan Road Collegiate Institute in Toronto, where she blossomed into a star sprinter, becoming an Ontario provincial champion in both the senior 100 metres and 200 metres in 1979.

Payne began competing for Canada at the 1979 Pan American Games, where she won a bronze medal with the 4 × 400 metres relay team.

1980

In 1980, Payne enrolled at Florida State University (FSU), where she competed for the Seminoles track and field team before graduating in 1984.

1981

In 1981, she was a member of the Americas 4 × 400 metres relay team that took bronze at the IAAF World Cup in Rome.

The following year, at the Commonwealth Games, she won a silver medal with the Canadian team in the 4 × 100 metres relay, and was a 400 metres semi-finalist.

1982

A 21-time NCAA All-American, she was a 400 metres national champion in 1982 and 1984; a 4 × 100 metres relay national champion in 1981, 1983, and 1984; an indoor 4 × 200 metres relay national champion in 1981; and a 4 × 400 metres relay national champion in 1983 and 1984.

Payne also met her husband Mitchell Wiggins at FSU, while he played for the Seminoles basketball team.

1983

Payne won a silver medal in the 200 metres, at the 1983 Universiade, and helped Canada win silver medals in both the 4 × 100 and 4 × 400 metre relays.

That year, she also won a silver medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the Pan American Games.

She competed in the inaugural World Championships two weeks earlier.

At the championships, held in Helsinki, she finished fifth in the 400 metres – the best performance by a non-European athlete in the discipline, breaking the existing Commonwealth record with a time of 50.06.

She also teamed up with her Canadian compatriots in the 4 × 100 and 4 × 400 metres relay events, where they finished fifth and fourth in the finals, respectively.

1984

At the 1984 Summer Olympics, held in Los Angeles, Payne won a silver medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay with her teammates Charmaine Crooks, Jillian Richardson and Molly Killingbeck.

She also competed with her teammates Angela Bailey, Angella Taylor-Issajenko and France Gareau in the 4 × 100 metres relay, in which the team also won a silver medal.

She finished fourth in the individual 400 metres, establishing a new Canadian record (49.91).

1986

Payne helped the Canadian 4 × 400 metres relay team win a gold medal, and finished fourth in the individual 400 metres race, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games.

1987

In 1987, she won her second silver medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the Pan American Games.

A few weeks later, she reached the semi-finals of the 400 metres at the World Championships, and along with Crooks, Killingbeck and Richardson, she took Canada to the fourth position in the 4 × 400 metres relay.

1988

The team reunited for the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, but failed to finish in the relay final.

She was a semi-finalist in the individual 400 metres race.

Shortly after the Olympics, she retired from track and field.

1991

Payne was inducted into the FSU Hall of Fame in 1991.

Ten years later, she was inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame.

The City of Vaughan, Ontario named a park in her honour.

Marita Payne Park, located in Concord, where she was raised, is also within walking distance of her family's current residence in Vaughan.

Payne is the wife of former NBA player Mitchell Wiggins.

2002

Since 2002, the family has resided in Vaughan.

2014

Their son Andrew was selected first overall in the 2014 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers.

He was then traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

He currently plays for the Golden State Warriors.

They have two other sons, Nick, who played basketball for the Wichita State Shockers and Mitchell II, and three daughters: Stephanie, Angelica, and Taya.