Shane Rashad Brathwaite (born 8 February 1990 in

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) is a hurdler from

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who competed in the

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at the 2012 Summer Olympics but did not finish the race in the qualifying heats. His gold medal in the

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at the 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics made him the first person from Barbados to win a gold medal at a global athletics championship. He competed at the

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. Brathwaite competed for

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. Although he shares a birthplace, surname and specialty with

Ryan Brathwaite Ryan Brathwaite (born June 6, 1988) is a track and field athlete from Barbados who won the gold medal in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin. In recognition of his achievements, on September 17, 2009 Bra ...

, the two are not related.Arcoleo, Laura (2007-07-13)
Brathwaite is Barbados first World champion
IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-07-11.Brathwaite follows tradition of top hurdlers
Lubbock Online (2012-05-23). Retrieved on 2014-07-11.

Competition record

¹Disqualified in the final

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* 1990 births Living people Barbadian male hurdlers Texas Tech University alumni Texas Tech Red Raiders men's track and field athletes Olympic athletes of Barbados Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Bridgetown Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Barbados Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Pan American Games gold medalists for Barbados Pan American Games bronze medalists for Barbados Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Barbados Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Barbados Pan American Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games {{Barbados-athletics-bio-stub