Shane Rashad 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.[2] His gold medal in the octathlon at the 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics made him the first person from Barbados to win a gold medal at a global athletics championship.[3]
 Shane Brathwaite in 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality |  Barbados | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 8, 1990 Bridgetown, Barbados[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 110 m hurdles | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Texas Tech Red Raiders | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Darryl Woodson | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 110 m hurdles 13.21 (+0.8 m/s) (Toronto 2015) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]
Brathwaite competed for Texas Tech University at Lubbock, Texas.[5] Although he shares a birthplace, surname and specialty with Ryan Brathwaite, the two are not related.[3][6]
Competition record
edit1Disqualified in the final
References
edit- ^ "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ^ "Shane Brathwaite". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ^ a b Arcoleo, Laura (2007-07-13). Brathwaite is Barbados first World champion. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-07-11.
- ^ "Athletics BRATHWAITE Shane". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-22. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ^ Texas Tech: Track and Field Roster - Shane Brathwaite
- ^ Brathwaite follows tradition of top hurdlers. Lubbock Online (2012-05-23). Retrieved on 2014-07-11.
External links
edit- Shane Brathwaite at World Athletics
- Shane Brathwaite at Diamond League
- Shane Brathwaite at TFRRS.org
- Shane Brathwaite at Olympedia
- Shane Brathwaite at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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