Ronald Forbes
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Ronald Joseph Forbes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Caymanian | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
April 5, 1985 George Town, Cayman Islands | ||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Cayman Islands | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 93 kg (205 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||
| Country |
 Cayman Islands | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 110 metre hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Joey Scott (United States) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||
| World finals | 2008 World Indoor Qualifier, 2009 World Outdoor Qualifier , 2011 World Outdoor Semi finalist. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic finals |
2008 Beijing Olympics 2012 London Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 21 December 2014. | |||||||||||||||||||
Ronald Forbes (born April 5, 1985) is a track athlete from the Cayman Islands.[1][2][3]
Forbes runs for Florida International University and is a former competitor in the 2006 Commonwealth Games. During the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China, Forbes ran the 110M High Hurdles event. During the Games' opening ceremony, he was the flag-bearer for the Cayman Islands.
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 200 m: 21.65 s (wind: +0.3 m/s) –
Coral Gables, Florida, 12 April 2008 - 110 m hurdles: 13.50 s (wind: +1.8 m/s) – Clermont, Florida, 4 June 2011
- 400 m hurdles: 52.79 s – New Orleans, Louisiana, 15 May 2005
Indoor
- 60 m hurdles: 7.58 s – Fayetteville, Arkansas, 14 March 2008
- 200 m: 22.33 s – Gainesville, Florida, 26 January 2008
Achievements
Forbes is the Cayman Islands 110MH (outdoor), 60MH (indoor) and 55MH (indoor) record holder.
Florida International University record holder 110MH (outdoor), 60MH (indoor) and 55MH (indoor)
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing the Cayman Islands | |||||
| 2000 | CARIFTA Games (U17) | St. George's, Grenada | 5th | 100m hurdles (91.4cm) | 13.64 (wind: +1.8 m/s) |
| Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U17) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 7th | 100m hurdles (91.4cm) | 14.17 w (wind: +4.0 m/s) | |
| 6th | 400m hurdles (84.0cm) | 1:03.86 | |||
| 2001 | CARIFTA Games (U17) | Bridgetown, Barbados | 5th | 100m hurdles (91.4cm) | 13.73 (wind: -2.3 m/s) |
| 5th (h) | 400m hurdles | 59.74 | |||
| Central American and Caribbean Championships | Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala | 7th | 4x100 m relay | 40.99 A | |
| 2002 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Nassau, Bahamas | 5th | 400m hurdles | 54.61 |
| 5th | 4x400 m relay | 3:26.78 | |||
| Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20) | Bridgetown, Barbados | 6th (h) | 400m hurdles | 55.51 | |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | 7th | 400m hurdles | 55.01 | |
| 2003 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 5th | 400m hurdles | 54.39 |
| 6th | 4x100 m relay | 42.07 | |||
| 6th | 4x400 m relay | 3:28.35 | |||
| Island Games | Saint Peter Port, Guernsey | 4th | 400m hurdles | 53.98 | |
| 2004 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 2nd | 400m hurdles | 53.63 |
| 4th | 4x100 m relay | 42.95 | |||
| 5th | 4x400 m relay | 3:31.89 | |||
| Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20) | Coatzacoalcos, México | 3rd | 400m hurdles | 53.80 | |
| 5th | 4x100 m relay | 42.71 | |||
| 2005 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Nassau, Bahamas | 11th (h) | 110m hurdles | 14.49 (wind: -0.7 m/s) |
| — | 400m hurdles | DNF | |||
| 2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 16th (h) | 110m hurdles | 14.35 (wind: NWI) |
| 12th (h) | 4x100 m relay | 40.76 | |||
| NACAC Under-23 Championships | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 6th | 110m hurdles | 14.44 (wind: +1.1 m/s) | |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | Cartagena, Colombia | 10th (h) | 110m hurdles | 14.42 w (wind: +2.1 m/s) | |
| 2008 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Cali, Colombia | 5th | 110m hurdles | 13.71 w A (wind: +2.3 m/s) |
| Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 26th (qf) | 110m hurdles | 13.72 (wind: +0.1 m/s) | |
| 2010 | World Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | 20th (sf) | 60m hurdles | 7.91 |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 7th | 110m hurdles | 14.34 (wind: -0.1 m/s) | |
| Commonwealth Games | Delhi, India | 6th | 110m hurdles | 13.84 (wind: +0.1 m/s) | |
| — | 4x100 m relay | DQ | |||
| 2011 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 9th (h) | 110m hurdles | 14.18 (wind: -3.9 m/s) |
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 11th (sf) | 110m hurdles | 13.67 (wind: -1.6 m/s) | |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 21st (h) | 60m hurdles | 7.95 |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 8th (h) | 110m hurdles | 14.21 (wind: +0.8 m/s) | |
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 5th (h) | 110m hurdles | 13.89 (wind: -0.2 m/s) |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | Xalapa, México | 5th (h) | 110m hurdles | 14.51 A (wind: -1.6 m/s) | |
References
- ↑ Bio - Ronald Forbes, FIU Panthers, 16 January 2007, retrieved December 21, 2014
- ↑ Ronald Forbes - Biography, Commonwealth Games Federation, retrieved December 20, 2014
- ↑ Biografía - General - FORBES Ronald, ODECABE, retrieved December 21, 2014
External links
- Ronald Forbes profile at IAAF
- Sports reference biography