Bashir Ramzy (born 4 May 1979 in

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) is a male

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er. He won the bronze medal at the

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.2007 Pan American Games, men's long jump final
He also competed at the 2006 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final. His personal best jump is 8.18 meters, achieved in April 2009 in

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. Bashir was inducted into the

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Hall of Fame 19 September 2009. He currently coaches at the Chula Vista Elite Athlete Center.

References

* https://web.archive.org/web/20130720045407/http://www.aggieathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27300 All-American (i) 1600 Relay– 2000 All-American (o) 1600 Relay – 2000 All-American (i) Triple Jump – 2001 All-American (o) Long Jump – 2001 All-American 110 Hurdles – 2001 Big 12 Champion, 400m relay – 2001 Big 12 Champion, Triple Jump – 2000 Big 12 Champion, 110 Hurdles – 2000 Big 12 Champion, 110 Hurdles – 2001 Big 12 Champion, Triple Jump – 2001 1979 births Living people American male long jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games {{US-longjump-athletics-bio-stub