Bahamian sprinter
Andrew Tynes (born 13 February 1972) is a retired Bahamian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.
Biography[edit]
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[edit]
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)
|
200 m
|
21.57 (wind: -0.8 m/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
|
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
|
(sf)
|
4 x 100 m relay
|
DQ
|
1997
|
Central American and Caribbean Championships
|
San Juan, Puerto Rico
|
3rd
|
4 × 100 m relay
|
39.85
|
World Championships
|
Athens, Greece
|
6th (h)
|
200 m
|
21.00 (-0.7 m/s)
|
7th (sf)
|
4 x 100 m relay
|
39.12
|
1998
|
Central American and Caribbean Games
|
Maracaibo, Venezuela
|
7th
|
200 m
|
21.24
|
3rd
|
4 × 100 m relay
|
39.54
|
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: 1.6 m/s)
|
References[edit]
Olympians - Andrew Tynes, Bahamas Olympic Committee, retrieved 25 March 2012
External links[edit]