Claston Bernard (born 22 March 1979 in St. Elizabeth) is a

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. He won Commonwealth Gold in 2002. His personal best in decathlon is 8290 points, achieved in May 2005 in

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. Bernard ran track collegiately at

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. In 2021, Bernard ran for the

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as a Republican in Louisiana's second congressional district, coming in fourth place with 9.8% of the vote.

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Claston Bernard for Congress
1979 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games Candidates in the 2021 United States elections Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Jamaica Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Jamaican decathletes Louisiana Republicans LSU Tigers track and field athletes Olympic athletes of Jamaica Pan American Games competitors for Jamaica People from Saint Elizabeth Parish Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games {{Jamaica-athletics-bio-stub