Leevan Sands (born August 16, 1981 Nassau) is a Bahamian

triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...

er. 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

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. 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

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. 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

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Shamar Sands who is also the Bahamian record holder in his event. Sands was coached most of his professional career by

Henry Rolle Sir Henry Rolle (1589–1656), of Shapwick in Somerset, was Chief Justice of the King's Bench and served as MP for Callington, Cornwall, (1614–1623–4) and for Truro, Cornwall (1625–1629). Origins Henry Rolle was born ''circa'' 1589, ...

Achievements

* 2012 Olympic Games - fifth place * 2008 Olympic Games - bronze medal *

2007 Pan American Games The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic C ...

- sixth place2007 Pan American Games, men's triple jump final
* 2005 World Athletics Final - fifth place * 2005 World Championships - fourth place * 2010 World Athletics Final - sixth place * 2012 World Athletics Final - seventh place * 2003 World Championships - bronze medal *

- bronze medal * 2002 World Junior Championships - fifth place

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