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Bahamas At The 2012 Summer Olympics
The Bahamas competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The Bahamas Olympic Association sent a total of 24 athletes to these Games, 14 men and 10 women, to compete only in athletics and swimming. The nation's participation at the Olympic games marked its sixteenth appearance as an independent nation. The Bahamas' only medal was won in athletics. On 10 August, Chris Brown, Michael Mathieu, Ramon Miller, and Demetrius Pinder ended their Olympic journey for the national team by winning the gold medal in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay. Brown, silver medalist in the relay event in Beijing, became the nation's first male flag bearer at the opening ceremony since 1996. Medalists 300px, Pinder and Brown at the Men's 4 × 400 m relay Athletics Athletes from the Bahamas achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard): ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahamas Olympic Committee
The Bahamas Olympic Committee formerly the Bahamas Olympic Association (IOC code: BAH) is the National Olympic Committee representing the Bahamas. The committee is also the Commonwealth Games Association representing the island nation. History By 1969, the Bahamas Olympic Committee had as one of its member organisations the national netball association. See also * Bahamas at the Olympics *Bahamas at the Commonwealth Games References Bibliography * External links * Bahamas Olympic Association Bahamas Bahamas The Bahamas (), officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the West Indies in the North Atlantic. It takes up 97% of the Lucayan Archipelago's land area and is home to 88% of the ar ... Bahamas at the Olympics Sports governing bodies in the Bahamas 1952 establishments in the Bahamas Sports organizations established in 1952 {{Bahamas-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 Metres
The men's 400 metres competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, was held at the Olympic Stadium on 4–6 August. Forty-nine athletes from 38 nations competed. The event was won by Kirani James of Grenada, earning the country its first Olympic medal. Luguelín Santos's silver was the Dominican Republic's first medal in the men's 400 metres. Lalonde Gordon's bronze was Trinidad and Tobago's first medal in the event since 1964. It was only the fourth time that no American was on the podium—following 1908 (where a rules dispute led to disqualification of one of the Americans in the final and the refusal of the other two Americans to run in protest), 1920 (where the top American came in fourth with the same time as the silver and bronze medalists) and 1980 (when the United States boycotted the Games entirely). It was the first time in any Olympic event that three different Caribbean nations shared the podium. Summary The first round went largely to for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Triple Jump
The men's triple jump competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. The event was held at the Olympic Stadium on 7–9 August. Twenty-seven athletes from 21 nations competed. The event was won by Christian Taylor of the United States, the nation's first victory in the event since 1996 and seventh overall. His teammate Will Claye won silver; Claye was the first man to medal in both the long jump and triple jump since 1936. Fabrizio Donato earned Italy's first medal in the men's triple jump since 1968. Summary In the qualifying round, Christian Taylor made the automatic qualifier on his first attempt, Leevan Sands made the only other auto qualifier. The two Italian jumpers Daniele Greco and Fabrizio Donato anticipated the outcome and let their first attempt marks qualify them to the finals, taking the rest of the other rounds off. Lyukman Adams and Will Claye took all three attempts to get in a sufficient jump. Host team favorite 2009 world champion P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leevan Sands
Leevan Sands (born August 16, 1981 Nassau) is a Bahamian triple jumper. His personal best jump is 17.59 metres, achieved in 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. This is the current Bahamian record and won a bronze medal. He also won bronze medals at the 2003 World Championships and 2002 Commonwealth Games. He went to High School at Florida Air Academy He was suspended from March 2006 to September 2006 for testing positive on the prohibited substance levomethamphetamine. Sands competed for the Bahamas in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, but he did not qualify for the finals. He was the flag bearer for the closing ceremonies. Sands is the cousin of hurdler Shamar Sands who is also the Bahamian record holder in his event. Sands was coached most of his professional career by Henry Rolle. Achievements * 2012 Olympic Games - fifth place * 2008 Olympic Games - bronze medal *2007 Pan American Games - sixth place [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Long Jump
The men's long jump competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom was held at the Olympic Stadium on 3–4 August. Forty-two athletes from 30 nations competed. The event was won by Greg Rutherford of Great Britain, the nation's second gold medal in the men's long jump and first medal in the event since winning gold in 1964. Mitchell Watt won Australia's fourth silver in the event; Australia had never won gold. Will Claye returned the United States to the podium after a 2008 Games with no American finalists; it was still only the first time that the American team had failed to win the event in two consecutive Games. Summary Only two athletes achieved automatic qualifying marks, both of those by Marquise Goodwin and Mauro Vinicius da Silva just one centimeter over the minimum at 8.11. The tight field was spread over less than 20 cm. It took a better second jump at 7.92 to make the final, leaving Russian junior and co-world leader Sergey Morgunov on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Higgs
Raymond “R.J” Higgs (born 24 January 1991 in Freeport) is a Bahamian long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a ...er. He competed in the long jump event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Personal bests Achievements Higgs competed collegiately in the United States for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks. In 2012, he won the long jump in the Southeastern Conference Outdoor Championships and finished third at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.http://static.lakana.com/nxsglobal/nwahomepage/document_dev/2016/06/30/2016%20MTR%20Olympic%20Trials%20Profiles_9279496_ver1.0.pdf References External links *Bahamian high jump record progression (run123.one) {{DEFAULTSORT:Higgs, Raymond 1991 births Living people Bahamian male long jumpers Olympi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's High Jump
The men's high jump competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom was held at the Olympic Stadium on 5–7 August. Thirty-five athletes from 27 nations competed. The event was won by Ivan Ukhov of Russia, the nation's second consecutive and third overall victory in the men's high jump. On February 1, 2019, Ukhov was stripped of the gold medal by the Court of Arbitration in Sport for doping offences. Erik Kynard's silver returned the United States to the men's high jump podium after a one-Games absence. A three-way tie for third resulted in bronze medals for Derek Drouin (Canada's first medal in the event since hosting in Montreal 1976), Robert Grabarz (Great Britain's second consecutive podium appearance), and Mutaz Essa Barshim (Qatar's first medal in the event, first medal in athletics since 1992, and fourth overall Olympic medal). In 2021, the above medals were all promoted, so that Kynard became the gold medalist while Drouin, Grabarz and Barshim shared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trevor Barry
Trevor George Barry (born 14 June 1983) is a male high jumper from the Bahamas. His personal best high jump is 2.32 metres, achieved in the final at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu, South Korea on 1 September 2011. Barry competed in college for Dickinson State University where he helped lead his team to 3 consecutive national championships. At the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Barry won the silver medal in the high jump and finished sixth in the long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a .... Competition record References 1983 births Living people Bahamian male high jumpers Bahamian male long jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Ath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrae Williams
Andrae Williams (born 12 July 1983 in Freeport, Bahamas) is a Bahamian sprint athlete mainly competing in the 400m. University Williams competed in collegiate track at Texas Tech University. 2004 In the 2004 Olympic Games, Williams was a member of the Bahamian 4 x 400 metres relay team that finished 6th. 2005 In June 2005, Williams set a new personal best of 44.90 in the 400 metres. At the 2005 World Championships, Williams and the Bahamas won silver in 4 X 400 m relay behind the United States. 2007 At the 2007 World Championships, Williams (together with Avard Moncur, Chris Brown and Michael Mathieu Michael Mathieu (born 24 June 1984) is a retired Bahamian sprinter from Freeport, Grand Bahama who specialized in the 200 metres and 400 metres. He was part of the Bahamian silver medal-winning team in the men's 4×400 metres relay at the 200 ...) won silver in the 4 × 400 m relay in 2.59.18s. References External links *Texas Tech Profile* {{DEF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wesley Neymour
Wesley Neymour (born 1 September 1988 from Central Andros is a Bahamian sprinter. He was selected to be a part of the 2012 Summer Olympics as a reserve but did not compete. Personal bests *200 m: 21.43 s (wind: +1.4 m/s) – Nassau, 14 May 2011 *400 m: 45.54 s – Freeport, 22 June 2013 *800 m: 1:50.56 s – Coral Gables, Florida Coral Gables, officially City of Coral Gables, is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The city is located southwest of Downtown Miami. As of the 2020 U.S. census, it had a population of 49,248. Coral Gables is known globally as home to the ..., 16 April 2011 Achievements 1: Did not show in the final. 2: Disqualified in the final. References External linksTilastopaja biography* 1988 births Living people Bahamian male sprinters Athletes from Nassau, Bahamas Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for the Bahamas {{bahamas-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 Metres Hurdles
The men's 110 metres hurdles competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom was held at the Olympic Stadium on 7–8 August. Fifty-three athletes from 33 nations competed. The event was won by Aries Merritt of the United States, the nation's first championship in the event since 1996 and 19th overall. Hansle Parchment's bronze was Jamaica's first medal in the men's high hurdles. Summary The qualifying round was notable for who was eliminated. In heat 3, Shamar Sands was in the lead until he hit the sixth hurdle, crashing into the next hurdle and somersaulting into a heap, making him one of three athletes in that heat not to make it to the finish line. In the fifth heat, Aries Merritt ran the fastest qualifying time by far with a 13.07. In the final heat, 2004 gold medalist Liu Xiang reminded viewers of his 2008 performance, failing to clear the first hurdle, and injuring his right achilles. After a minute on the track, Liu got up onto his left leg an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shamar Sands
Shamar Sands (born 30 April 1985) is a Bahamian track and field athlete who specialises in the 110 metres hurdles. He is the Bahamian national record holder in the event with 13.40 seconds.Nakamura, Ken (2009-05-09)‘07 World champs Wariner, Clement and Thomas win again in Osaka – IAAF World Athletics Tour IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-05-10. Sands is the cousin of triple jumper Leevan Sands and also has a degree in accounting. Sands made his first appearance at a major tournament in 2001, competing at the World Youth Championships in Athletics. He reached the semi-finals of 110 m hurdles but finished with a disappointing 14.36 seconds, over half a second slower than the personal best he had set the previous day. He performed well in the 2002 World Junior Championships, taking the bronze medal in the 110 m hurdles (91.4 cm) event, setting a personal best of 13.67 seconds with a strong tail wind.. Retrieved on 2009-05-10. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
