Shane Brathwaite

Shane Brathwaite
Personal information
Nationality  Barbados
Born February 8, 1990
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 170 lb (77 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)

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


2007 CARIFTA Games (U20) Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands 4th Heptathlon (junior) 4409 pts
World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 1st Octathlon 6261 PTAs
2008 CARIFTA Games (U20) Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis 3rd 4x100 m relay 41.59
1st Heptathlon (junior) 5006 pts
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 (wind: +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 (wind: +1.8m/s) A
5th 4x100m 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 4x100 m relay 39.56
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 3rd 110 m hurdles 13.49

References

  1. ↑ "Shane Brathwaite". london2012.com. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 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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