Elroy McBride (born December 23, 1993) is a Bahamian sprinter from

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who competed in the

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and 400. He attended Moores Island All-Age School in

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where he was a part of the Exterminators Track and Field Club, Coached by Pastor Anthony Williams. He then went on to compete for

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and

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. McBride ran the 200m at the

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in San Jose, Costa Rica. He was also a part of the 4x100 relay at the

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and the

2015 World Athletics Championships The 2015 IAAF World Championships ( zh, 第十五届世界田径锦标赛), the fifteenth edition of the IAAF World Championships, were held from 22 to 30 August at the National Stadium in Beijing, China. Forty-three nations won medals, 144 of ...

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. He ran on the 4x400 Relay Team at the 2017 IAAF World Relays in

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. As a Junior he competed in the 400m and 4x400 relay at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics in

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.http://www.thebahamasweekly.com/publish/sports/Bahamas_mens_relay_team_advances_to_finals_in_Barcelona_printer.shtml ''The Bahamas Weekly''. Retrieved 5 February 2022

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Texas Tech Profile
1993 births Living people Bahamian male sprinters People from Abaco Islands People from Central Abaco Texas Tech Red Raiders men's track and field athletes Texas Tech University alumni Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for the Bahamas Junior college men's track and field athletes in the United States {{Bahamas-athletics-bio-stub