Trinidad & Tobago, Gilbert, his mother, and his five siblings, moved to Canada in 1973.[2]
He was a member of the
Louisiana State University track and field team, where he won the NCAA 4 × 100 metres relay title in 1993.[3]
Gilbert made his major international championships debut at the
Long Jump. At the 1990 Commonwealth Games, Gilbert was eighth in long jump, and reached the semifinal as a member of Canada's 4 × 100 m relay team at the 1992 Summer Olympics
.
Gilbert won his first medal at the 1993 World Championships, when the Canadian 4×100 m relay team finished in third place. At the 1994 Commonwealth Games, Gilbert won the gold medal in 4 × 100 m relay and was fifth in 100 m. Gilbert also competed in bobsleigh at 1994 Winter Olympics, where he finished fifteenth in two-man bobsled and eleventh in four-man bobsled.
In 1995, Gilbert won a gold medal in 100 m at the
Pan-American Games and was a member of gold medal winning Canadian 4 × 100 m relay team at the 1995 World Championships
, At the 4×100 m relay final, the Canadian team beat United States by almost half a second, to establish itself the best relay team in the world. Gilbert also reached the quarterfinals of the 100 m.
After his retirement, Gilbert worked for a short time in CBC radio in Ottawa. He became coach for the Ottawa Lions Track & Field club, coaching sprints and relays. He has worked with Athletics Canada since 2006, primarily as coach of the Canadian men's and women's relay teams.[1]
In July 2017 he was named Athletics Canada's permanent head coach; he had earlier been named head coach for the August 2017 world track and field championships.[1]
