Clarence Saunders (athlete)

Clarence Saunders

Medal record
Men's athletics
Competitor for  Bermuda
Commonwealth Games
Gold	1990 Auckland	High Jump
Bronze	1982 Brisbane	High jump
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
Silver	1982 Bridgetown	High jump
CARIFTA Games Junior (U20)
Gold	1982 Kingston	High Jump
Gold	1981 Nassau	High Jump
Silver	1980 Hamilton	High Jump
Bronze	1982 Kingston	200m

Clarence Nicholas "Nick" Saunders (born 14 September 1963) is a retired Bermudian high jumper.

Career

He won a bronze medal at the 1982 Commonwealth Games and finished fifth at the 1988 Summer Olympics. In 1989 he held the Commonwealth record with 2.34 metres, but this was equalled by Dalton Grant. At the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, Saunders would jump 2.36 to take the Commonwealth record and the gold medal ahead of Grant. ^[1] 2.36 metres remained Saunders' career best jump, and it is still a Bermudian record. ^[2] Dalton Grant would later improve his personal best to 2.36 metres (2.37 metres indoor ^[3]).

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Bermuda
1980	CARIFTA Games (U-20)	Hamilton, Bermuda	2nd	High jump	2.05 m
1981	CARIFTA Games (U-20)	Nassau, Bahamas	7th	100 m	10.9
			1st	High jump	2.18 m
			4th	Triple jump	15.04 m
1982	CARIFTA Games (U-20)	Kingston, Jamaica	2nd	200 m	22.0
			1st	High jump	2.13 m
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)	Bridgetown, Barbados	6th	200 m	21.69
			2nd	High jump	1.98 m
			8th	Long jump	6.83 m
	Commonwealth Games	Brisbane, Australia	3rd	High jump	2.19 m
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, Korea	5th	High jump	2.34 m
1990	Commonwealth Games	Auckland, New Zealand	1st	High jump	2.36 m GR

References

Clarence Saunders profile at IAAF

1. ↑ Dalton Grant at Sporting-Heroes
2. ↑ National Records, top 30 countries by event - high jump - Athletix
3. ↑ IAAF top lists, high jump, indoor