Jeremy Bascom

Jeremy Bascom (born 1981) is a Guyanese sprinter.[1][2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's 100 metres, where he equaled the Guyanese national record in the distance.[3]

Jeremy Bascom
Personal information
Born (1981-03-21) 21 March 1981
Linden, Guyana
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Country Guyana
Event(s)Sprint
Updated on 12 December 2014.

Born in Linden, Guyana, he has lived in the United States of America since 1997, where he attended Long Island University.[4] He also represented Guyana at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India and the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, United Kingdom.[5][6]

Personal bests

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the  Guyana
2007 South American Championships São Paulo, Brazil 10th (h) 100 m 10.85 (wind: -0.8 m/s)
11th (h) 200 m 21.92 (wind: +1.3 m/s)
2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships Cali, Colombia 13th (sf) 100 m 10.47 (wind: +0.7 m/s)
29th (h) 200 m 22.13 w (wind: +2.2 m/s)
2010 Commonwealth Games Delhi, India 8th (qf) 100 m 10.63 (wind: +0.5 m/s)
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 15th (sf) 60 m 6.77
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 6th (qf) 100 m 10.31 (wind: +1.3 m/s)
2013 South American Championships Cartagena, Colombia 5th 100 m 10.43 (wind: +1.3 m/s)
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 5th (h) 100 m 10.58 (wind: -0.8 m/s)
4 × 100 m relay DQ
Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, México 8th (h) 100 m 10.92 A (wind: +0.4 m/s)
5th 4 × 100 m relay 39.74 A
2021 South American Championships Guayaquil, Ecuador 12th (h) 100 m 10.77
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 40.02

References

  1. London2012.com results
  2. XIX Commonwealth Games – Participant Information – BASCOM Jeremy, retrieved 17 June 2014
  3. "LONDON 2012 ATHLETICS,100M MEN". IOC. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  4. "Trio of Former Blackbirds Travel to London to Compete in 2012 Summer Olympics". LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds. 26 July 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  5. "Jeremy Bascom Athlete Biography". Commonwealth Games Federation. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  6. "Glasgow 2014 Men's 100 m Round 1 Heat 6". Commonwealth Games Federation. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2015.


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