Andrew Tynes

Andrew Tynes

Tynes in 1994
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  Bahamas
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
1990 Havana 200 m
1990 Havana 4x100 m relay
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)
1991 Port of Spain 200m
1990 Kingston 200m

Andrew Tynes (born 13 February 1972) is a retired Bahamian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.

Biography

He won gold medals at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games and the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Championships, and a silver medal at the 1995 Pan American Games.

His personal best time was 20.22 seconds, achieved in April 1993 in El Paso. Tynes also co-holds the Bahamian record in the 4 x 100 metres relay, achieved with teammates Renward Wells, Dominic Demeritte and Iram Lewis.[1]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Performance
Representing the  Bahamas
1988 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17) Nassau, Bahamas 6th 100 m 11.25   (0.3 m/s)
7th 200 m 23.35   (0.3 m/s)
1990 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Kingston, Jamaica 2nd 200 m 21.55   (-3.7 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) Havana, Cuba 6th 100 m 10.72   (-0.1 m/s)
2nd 200 m 21.27   (-0.9 m/s)
3rd 4x100 m relay 41.74
4th 4x400 m relay 3:13.62
World Junior Championships Plovdiv, Bulgaria 16th (sf) 200m 21.57 (wind: -0.8m/s)
1991 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 1st 200 m 21.11   (-3.7 m/s)
1993 Central American and Caribbean Games Ponce, Puerto Rico 1st 200 m 20.64 s
1995 Pan American Games Mar del Plata, Argentina 2nd 200 m 20.33
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 8th (sf) 200 m 20.72   (-0.9 m/s)
7th (sf) 4 x 100 m relay 39.65
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States DNS 100 m
DSQ (sf) 4 x 100 m relay
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 6th (h) 200 m 21.00   (-0.7 m/s)
7th (sf) 4 x 100 m relay 39.12
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 5th (h) 200 m 21.00   (-0.7 m/s)
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 6th (sf) 4 x 100 m relay 39.20
2002 Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador 3rd (h) 200m 21.48 (wind: 1.6m/s)

References

  1. ↑ Commonwealth All-Time Lists (Men) - GBR Athletics

Notes

Olympians - Andrew Tynes, Bahamas Olympic Committee, retrieved 25 March 2012 

External links

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