Claston Bernard

Claston Bernard
Medal record
Athletics
Representing Jamaica
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
	1998 George Town	Decathlon
CARIFTA Games Junior (U20)
	1998 Port of Spain	Shot put
	1997 Bridgetown	Shot put
CARIFTA Games Youth (U17)
	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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Jamaica
1998	World Junior Championships	Annecy, France	13th	Decathlon	6769 pts
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	7877 pts
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

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) 2014: Damian Warner (CAN)

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