Shane Brathwaite

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
Shane Brathwaite in 2015
Personal information
Nationality Barbados
Born (1990-02-08) February 8, 1990
Bridgetown, Barbados[1]
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)110 m hurdles
College teamTexas Tech Red Raiders
Coached byDarryl Woodson
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)110 m hurdles 13.21 (+0.8 m/s) (Toronto 2015)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Barbados
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima110 m hurdles
Bronze medal – third place2015 Toronto110 m hurdles
CAC Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 Morelia110 m hurdles

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
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Barbados
2006 Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships (U17)		 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 1st Octathlon 4599 pts
2007 CARIFTA Games (U20) Providenciales, Turks and Caicos 4th Heptathlon (junior) 4409 pts
World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 1st Octathlon 6261 pts
2008 CARIFTA Games (U20) Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis 3rd 4 × 100 m relay 41.59
1st Heptathlon (junior) 5006 pts
World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 21st (sf) 400m hurdles 53.09
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 (+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 (+1.8 m/s) A
5th 4 × 100 m 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 4 × 100 m relay 39.56
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 3rd 110 m hurdles 13.49
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 10th (sf) 110m hurdles 13.31
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 8th 60 m hurdles 7.88
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 6th 110 m hurdles 13.32
14th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 39.19
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia – 200 m DQ
6th 110 m hurdles 13.53
5th 4 × 100 m relay 39.04
Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 10th (sf) 200 m 20.96
1st 110 m hurdles 13.38
1st 4 × 100 m relay 38.41
NACAC Championships Toronto, Canada 3rd 110 m hurdles 13.52
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 1st 110 m hurdles 13.31
World Championships Doha, Qatar 6th 110 m hurdles 13.61
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 28th (h) 110 m hurdles 13.64
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 5th (sf) 110 m hurdles 13.211
Commonwealth Games Birmingham, United Kingdom 2nd 110 m hurdles 13.30
NACAC Championships Freeport, Bahamas 4th 110 m hurdles 13.42
2023 Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador 1st 110 m hurdles 13.64

1Disqualified in the final

References
  1. "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  2. "Shane Brathwaite". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  3. Arcoleo, Laura (2007-07-13). Brathwaite is Barbados first World champion. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-07-11.
  4. "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.
  5. Texas Tech: Track and Field Roster - Shane Brathwaite
  6. Brathwaite follows tradition of top hurdlers. Lubbock Online (2012-05-23). Retrieved on 2014-07-11.


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