Shane Brathwaite

Shane Brathwaite

Shane Brathwaite in 2015
Personal information
Nationality  Barbados
Born (1990-02-08) February 8, 1990
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 110 m hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 110 m hurdles 13.31 (+1.8 m/s) (Irapuato 2012)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Barbados
Pan American Games
2015 Toronto 110 m hurdles
CAC Championships
2013 Morelia 110 m hurdles

Shane Brathwaite (born 8 February 1990 in Bridgetown) is a hurdler from Barbados who competed in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2012 Summer Olympics but did not finish the race in the qualifying heats.[1] His gold medal in the octathlon at the 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics made his the first person from Barbados to win a gold medal at a global athletics championship.[2]

Brathwaite competed for Texas Tech University at Lubbock, Texas.[3] Although he shares a birthplace, surname and speciality with Ryan Brathwaite, the two are not related.[2][4]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Barbados
2006 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U17) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 1st Octathlon 4599 pts
2007 CARIFTA Games (U20) Providenciales, Turks and Caicos 4th Heptathlon (junior) 4409 pts
World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 1st Octathlon 6261 pts
2008 CARIFTA Games (U20) Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis 3rd 4 × 100 m relay 41.59
1st Heptathlon (junior) 5006 pts
World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 21st (sf) 400m hurdles 53.09
2009 Pan American Junior Championships Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 3rd 110 m hurdles (99 cm) 13.41
2010 NACAC U23 Championships Miramar, Florida, United States 4th 110m hurdles 13.80 (+3.1 m/s) w
Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 6th 110 m hurdles 14.04
2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 4th 110 m hurdles 13.75
2012 NACAC U23 Championships Irapuato, México 1st 110m hurdles 13.31 (+1.8 m/s) A
5th 4 × 100 m relay 40.30 A
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom – 110 m hurdles DNF
2013 Central American and Caribbean Championships Morelia, Mexico 1st 110m hurdles 13.70
4th 4 × 100 m relay 39.56
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 3rd 110 m hurdles 13.49
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 10th (sf) 110m hurdles 13.31
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 8th 60 m hurdles 7.88

References

  1. ↑ "Shane Brathwaite". london2012.com. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  2. 1 2 Arcoleo, Laura (2007-07-13). Brathwaite is Barbados first World champion. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-07-11.
  3. ↑ Texas Tech: Track and Field Roster - Shane Brathwaite
  4. ↑ Brathwaite follows tradition of top hurdlers. Lubbock Online (2012-05-23). Retrieved on 2014-07-11.


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