Tyrone Bradley Thomas "Brad" Cooper (born June 30, 1957) is a retired male

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disk (mathematics), disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an classical antiqui ...

er and

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

ter from the

Bahamas The Bahamas (), officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the West Indies in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic. It takes up 97% of the Lucayan Archipelago's land area and is home to ...

. He competed for his native country in two consecutive

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...

, starting in 1984. Cooper set his personal best, , in the discus event on June 14, 1986, in

Nassau Nassau may refer to: 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), ...

. Cooper was the flag bearer for the Bahamas in the Los Angeles 1984 opening ceremony.

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* * 1957 births Living people Florida State University alumni Florida State Seminoles men's track and field athletes Bahamian discus throwers Bahamian shot putters Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1979 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Bahamian sportsperson-politicians Commonwealth Games gold medallists for the Bahamas Commonwealth Games silver medallists for the Bahamas Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Members of the House of Assembly of the Bahamas Place of birth missing (living people) Government ministers of the Bahamas Male discus throwers Male shot putters Bahamian male athletes Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games silver medalists for the Bahamas Olympic athletes for the Bahamas Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for the Bahamas Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for the Bahamas Competitors at the 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games {{Bahamas-athletics-bio-stub