Dominic Demeritte

Dominic Demeritte (born 22 February 1978 in Nassau, Bahamas) is a retired track and field sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.

Dominic Demeritte
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Bahamas
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place2004 Budapest200 m
Bronze medal – third place2003 Birmingham200 m
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Manchester4x400 m relay
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Cartagena 4×100 m relay
CAC Championships
Gold medal – first place2003 St George's 200 m
Bronze medal – third place2005 Nassau 200 m
Bronze medal – third place2005 Nassau 4×100 m relay
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
Silver medal – second place1996 San Salvador 200 m
Bronze medal – third place1996 San Salvador 100 m
Bronze medal – third place1996 San Salvador 4x100 m relay
CAC Junior Championships (U17)
Bronze medal – third place1994 Port of Spain Triple jump
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)
Silver medal – second place1995 George Town 4x400 m relay

Demeritte was coached some part of his professional career by Henry Rolle.

Career

He became indoor world champion in 2004,[1] his result 20.66 a new Bahamian record at the time.[2]

He attended University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he was a two time NCAA All American.[3]

As of 2022 he is a Track and Field coach at Life University.[4]

Personal bests

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the  Bahamas
1994 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 3rd Triple jump 13.70 m
4th Heptathlon 2772 pts
1995 CARIFTA Games (U-20) George Town, Cayman Islands 7th 200 m 21.90
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:15.69
1996 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Kingston, Jamaica 5th (sf) 100 m 11.01   (0.3 m/s)
5th 200 m 22.06   (-3.2 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) San Salvador, El Salvador 3rd 100 m 10.73   (1.4 m/s)
2nd 200 m 21.23   (1.0 m/s)
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 41.51
World Junior Championships Sydney, Australia 18th (qf) 100m 10.91 (wind: -2.2 m/s)
25th (qf) 200m 21.79 (wind: -1.1 m/s)
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 7th (h) 200 m 21.41   (-0.4 m/s)
2000 NACAC Under-25 Championships Monterrey, México 2nd 200 m 20.85 (wind: -3.9 m/s)
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 6th (h) 200 m 21.47   (-0.1 m/s)
4th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 39.57
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 8th (qf) 200 m 20.86   (1.1 m/s)
6th (2f) 4 × 100 m relay 39.20
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, England 4th 200 m 20.21   (1.4 m/s)
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:01.35
NACAC U-25 Championships San Antonio, Texas, United States 1st 200m 20.60 (wind: +0.5 m/s)
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 39.81
2003 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, England 3rd 200 m 20.92
Central American and Caribbean Championships St. George's, Grenada 1st 200 m 20.43
World Championships Paris, France 8th (sf) 200 m 20.71   (0.6 m/s)
2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st 200 m 20.66 NR
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 6th (qf) 200 m 20.61   (0.5 m/s)
2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships Nassau, Bahamas 3rd 200 m 20.47
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 39.08
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 7th (qf) 200 m 21.25   (-1.1 m/s)
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia — 200 m DSQ
— 4 × 400 m relay DNF
Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena, Colombia 2nd 4 × 100 m relay 39.44
2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships Cali, Colombia 7th (sf) 200 m 21.37   (1.1 m/s)

References
  1. "World Indoor champion Demeritte to highlight both Rio and Belem meets". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  2. Who will win a world indoor medal?, The Nassau Guardian, 20 February 2012, retrieved 2 April 2012
  3. "Dominic Demeritte 'Humbled' By New Post". The Tribune 242. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  4. "Men's Track and Field Wins MSC Indoor Championship in First Year Back". liferunningeagles.com. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
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