Bayano Kamani (born 17 April 1980 in

Houston, Texas Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in ...

) is a

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nian

hurdler Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today, ...

who specialises in the

400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. The event has been on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900 for men and since 1984 for women. On a standard outdoor track, 400 metres is the length of the inside lane, once a ...

. He is the South American record holder in that event. He competed in the 2004 Olympic Games placing 5th in the finals. In 2005 he ran the 2nd fastest time in the world of 47.84. He competed at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

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, reaching the semi-finals."Fencing athlete Jimenez earns Panama's 3rd Beijing-2008 pass"
, official website of the Beijing Olympics, April 29, 2008 Previously competed for Westbury High School of Houston, TX and

Baylor University Baylor University is a private Baptist Christian research university in Waco, Texas. Baylor was chartered in 1845 by the last Congress of the Republic of Texas. Baylor is the oldest continuously operating university in Texas and one of the fir ...

where he was inducted to the Athletics Hall of Fame in 2015. He was the 1999 and 2001 NCAA Champion in the 400 hurdles. He was also a part of two of Baylor's victorious

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teams.

International competitions

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* 1980 births Living people Track and field athletes from Houston Panamanian male hurdlers American male hurdlers Olympic athletes of Panama Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for Panama Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) World Athletics Championships athletes for Panama Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Panama Competitors at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Universiade silver medalists for the United States Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 1999 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games {{Panama-athletics-bio-stub