Shavez Hart (6 September 1992 – 3 September 2022) was a Bahamian
track and field
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Coopers Town
Coopers Town is a village in Abaco, the second largest island of the Bahamas. It has a population of 676. (2010 census)Abaco Islands, who mainly competed in the
100 metres
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and
200 metres
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. His 100 metres personal best of 10.10 seconds makes him the third fastest Bahamian of all time behind
Derrick Atkins
Derrick Atkins (born 5 January 1984) is a Bahamian sprinter. Atkins specializes in the 100 metres event and also holds the national record, with a time of 9.91 seconds. He is the second cousin of former world record holder Asafa Powell.
Atki ...
, and second fastest Bahamian-born sprinter. His 200 metres personal best of 20.23 makes him the fourth fastest Bahamian of all time.
He was a graduate of St. Georges High School in
Freeport, Bahamas
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. He was the bronze medallist in the 100 m individual and relay events at the
2011 CARIFTA Games
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false start
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ed in the 100 m final but took the bronze with the Bahamian relay quartet.
He competed for
South Plains College
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with compatriot
Trevorvano Mackey
Trevorvano Mackey (born January 5, 1992) is a male track and field athlete from Nassau, Bahamas, who mainly competes in the 100m and 200m. Mackey qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics running a personal best 20.52 over 200m placing 4th at the ...
, winning a sprint double at the 2012 National Junior College Championships, before transferring to
Texas A&M University
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Morelia, Mexico
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, winning the gold medal at the 2013 CAC Championships in the process.
On 3 September 2022, Hart was shot dead during a parking lot brawl in