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Shane Brathwaite

Shane Brathwaite

Barbadian hurdler (born 1990)

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]

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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

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1Disqualified in the final

References

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


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