Andretti Bain (born 1 December 1985) is a
Bahamian sprinter who specializes in the
400 metres
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. He was born in
Nassau
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Places Bahamas
*Nassau, Bahamas, capital city of the Bahamas, on the island of New Providence
Canada
*Nassau District, renamed Home District, regional division in Upper Canada from 1788 to 1792
*Nassau Street (Winnipeg), ...
.
Bain finished fifth in
4 x 400 metres relay
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Four is the smallest c ...
at the
2004 World Indoor Championships, together with teammates
Chris Brown
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,
Timothy Munnings
Timothy Alexander "Tim" Munnings (born 22 June 1966 in Nassau) is a Bahamian athlete who mainly competes in the 400 metres.
At the 2000 Summer Olympics he ran in the heats for the Bahamian team who eventually won the bronze medal.
His perso ...
and
Dennis Darling
Dennis Darling (born 6 May 1975 in Nassau, Bahamas) is a Bahamian athlete who specializes in the 400 metres. He is currently track and field Assistant Coach at Texas Christian University.
Darling competed in 400 metres at the 199 ...
.
He was the
NCAA
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Indoor Champion at 400m in 2008 for
Oral Roberts University
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Sitting on a campus, ORU offers over 70 undergraduate degree programs ...
, in
Tulsa, Oklahoma
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. He set an indoor personal best of 46.02 in the preliminary round.
Bain also won the 2008 NCAA Outdoor 400m Championship in 44.62 over USC's
Lionel Larry
Lionel Larry (born September 14, 1986) is an American sprinter who specializes in the 400 meters. Collegiately, he ran for the University of Southern California
, mottoeng = "Let whoever earns the palm bear it"
, religious_affiliation ...
, for Oral Roberts University.
Was part of the Bahamas' silver-medal winning team in the men's 4 × 400 m relay at the
2008 Beijing Olympics
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. Bain graduated from
Oral Roberts University
Oral Roberts University (ORU) is a private evangelical university in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Founded in 1963, the university is named after its founder, evangelist Oral Roberts.
Sitting on a campus, ORU offers over 70 undergraduate degree programs ...
.
References
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1985 births
Living people
Athletes from Nassau, Bahamas
Bahamian male sprinters
Olympic athletes for the Bahamas
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for the Bahamas
Oral Roberts University alumni
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles athletes
Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games
Pan American Games gold medalists for the Bahamas
Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for the Bahamas
Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games
Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for the Bahamas
Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games
Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics
Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games
Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
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