Neisha Bernard-Thomas (born 21 January 1981) is a Grenadian middle-distance runner who specializes in the

800 metres The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since t ...

. She also ran collegiately at

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(LSU). Her personal best is 2:00.09 minutes, achieved at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. This is the Grenadian record.Grenadian athletics records
She also holds the

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athle ...

record with 4:23.24 minutes, achieved in March 2008 in Baton Rouge.

Competition record

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1981 births Living people Grenadian female middle-distance runners LSU Lady Tigers track and field athletes Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Pan American Games competitors for Grenada Commonwealth Games competitors for Grenada World Athletics Championships athletes for Grenada Olympic athletes for Grenada {{grenada-athletics-bio-stub