Claston Bernard

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Claston Bernard
Medal record

Athletics
Competitor for Jamaica
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
Gold	1998 George Town	Decathlon
CARIFTA Games Junior (U20)
Silver	1998 Port of Spain	Shot put
Bronze	1997 Bridgetown	Shot put
CARIFTA Games Youth (U17)
Gold	1995 George Town	Shot put

Claston Bernard at the 2010 TNT - Fortuna Meeting in Kladno

Claston Bernard (born 22 March 1979 in St. Elizabeth) is a Jamaican decathlete. He won Commonwealth Gold in 2002. His personal best in decathlon is 8290 points, achieved in May 2005 in Götzis.

Bernard ran track collegiately at Louisiana State University.

Achievements

Representing Jamaica
1998	World Junior Championships	Annecy, France	13th	Decathlon
2002	Commonwealth Games	Manchester, England	1st	Decathlon	7830 pts
2003	Hypo-Meeting	Götzis, Austria	8th	Decathlon	7815 pts
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	9th	Decathlon	8000 pts
2004	Hypo-Meeting	Götzis, Austria	12th	Decathlon	8026 pts
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	9th	Decathlon	8225 pts (NR)
2005	CAC Championships	Nassau, Bahamas	1st	Decathlon
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	–	Decathlon	DNF
2007	Hypo-Meeting	Götzis, Austria	–	Decathlon	DNF
2009	Hypo-Meeting	Götzis, Austria	–	Decathlon	DNF
2009	CAC Championships	Havana, Cuba	3rd	Decathlon	7698 pts
2011	CAC Championships	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	2nd	Decathlon	7299 pts
2011	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico	8th	Decathlon	7246 pts

External links

Claston Bernard profile at IAAF

v t e Commonwealth Champions in Men's Decathlon

1966: Roy Williams (NZL) 1970: Geoff Smith (AUS) 1974: Mike Bull (NIR) 1978 – 1986: Daley Thompson (ENG) 1990 – 1994: Mike Smith (CAN) 1998: Jagan Hames (AUS) 2002: Claston Bernard (JAM) 2006: Dean Macey (ENG) 2010: Jamie Adjetey-Nelson (CAN)

Persondata
Name	Bernard, Claston
Alternative names
Short description	Athletics (sport) competitor
Date of birth	22 March 1979
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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