Jeremy Bascom

Jeremy Bascom
Personal information
Born March 21, 1981
Linden, Guyana
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Country  Guyana
Event(s) Sprint
Updated on 12 December 2014.

Jeremy Bascom is a Guyanian sprinter.[1][2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's 100 metres.

Born in Linden, Guyana, he has lived in the United States of America since 1997, where he attended Long Island University.[3] He set a Guyanese national record for the 100 metres in 2010 and represented Guyana at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India.[4]

Personal bests

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  Guyana
2007 South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 10th (h) 100 m 10.85 (wind: -0.8 m/s)
11th (h) 200 m 21.92 (wind: +1.3 m/s)
2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships Cali, Colombia 13th (sf) 100 m 10.47 (wind: +0.7 m/s)
29th (h) 200 m 22.13 w (wind: +2.2 m/s)
2010 Commonwealth Games Delhi, India 8th (qf) 100 m 10.63 (wind: +0.5 m/s)
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 15th (sf) 60 m 6.77
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 6th (qf) 100 m 10.31 (wind: +1.3 m/s)
2013 South American Championships Cartagena, Colombia 5th 100 m 10.43 (wind: +1.3 m/s)
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 5th (h) 100m 10.58 (wind: -0.8 m/s)
– 4x100m relay DQ
Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, México 8th (h) 100m 10.92 A (wind: +0.4 m/s)
5th 4x100m relay 39.74 A

References

  1. ↑ London2012.com results
  2. ↑ XIX Commonwealth Games – Participant Information – BASCOM Jeremy, retrieved June 17, 2014
  3. ↑ Trio of Former Blackbirds Travel to London to Compete in 2012 Summer Olympics, LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds, 26 July 2012, retrieved December 10, 2014
  4. ↑ Bascom basks in fastest Guyanese sprinter tag

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