Terrence Jones (born 8 November 2002) is a Bahamian sprinter from

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. Jones attended Tabernacle Baptist Christian Academy in

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before going on to compete for

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. He holds the Bahamian 200m Jr National Record with a time of 20.36 (+0.9 m/s) as well as the National Record and

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Indoor 60m record with a time of 6.45. On the April 15 2023 he equalled

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. Atkin ...

Bahamian national

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record with a time of 9.91 (1.0m/s) This makes him the first Bahamian born in the Bahamas to achieve a sub 10 clocking, as Atkins was born in Jamaica.

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* 2002 births Living people Bahamian male sprinters People from Grand Bahama People from Freeport, Bahamas Texas Tech Red Raiders men's track and field athletes Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games {{Bahamas-athletics-bio-stub