Demetrius Pinder
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Nationality | Bahamian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1989-02-13) 13 February 1989 (age 35) Grand Bahama, Bahamas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 154 lb (70 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 400 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Texas A&M University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 200m: 20.23 (-1.1 m/s) 400m: 44.77 400m (Indoors): 45.33 (NR) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Demetrius Pinder (born 13 February 1989) is a Bahamian male track and field sprint athlete who competes in the 400 metres. His personal best for the event is 44.77 seconds. At the 2012 London Olympics he was a 400 m finalist and relay gold medallist.
He was born in Freeport, Grand Bahama where he attended Tabernacle Baptist Christian Academy.[2] In March 2011 he broke the 400 m indoor Bahamian national record of 45.78 previously held by Chris Brown with his 45.33 win at the 2011 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships. He won a 400 m silver medal in the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Istanbul. He placed seventh in the 400 m final at 2012 London Olympic Games. He also won gold at the 2012 London Olympics with the Bahamas 4x400 team, of himself, Chris Brown, Michael Mathieu and Ramon Miller beating medal favorites USA with a national record.[3][4][5][6]
In 2013 his Olympic Gold medal was stolen out of his vehicle in Bradenton, Florida, but it was later retrieved by local police.[7][8]
Personal bests
Event | Time | Venue | Date |
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200 m | 20.23 (-1.2 m/s) | Miami, Florida | 14 April 2012 |
400 m | 44.77 | Nassau, Bahamas | 23 June 2012 |
400 m | 45.33 (indoor) (NR) | College Station, Texas | 12 March 2011 |
International competitions
References
- ^ Demetrius Pinder at Sports Reference
- ^ Demetrius Pinder Archived 28 January 2013 at archive.today. London2012. Retrieved on 2012-08-22.
- ^ "Texas A&M Track & Field Gold Medalist". 12thman.com. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "'Golden Knights' Honoured In Grand Bahama During Pre-Celebration Event". The Tribune 242. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "'Golden Knights' Honoured". The Tribune 242. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "Demetrius Pinder: 'It'S Going To Be Something Special This Year'". Tribune 242. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "Track athlete's 2012 Olympic gold medal reported stolen from his car". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "Suspect identified in Olympic gold medal theft". WTSP. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
External links
- TEXAS A&M PROFILE
- Demetrius Pinder at World Athletics
- Demetrius Pinder at Olympics.com
- Demetrius Pinder at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- TNF Bahamas/MileSplit Athlete Profile
- http://www.flashresults.com/2011_Meets/indoor/03-11-NCAADiv1/Results3-2.htm
- http://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=1770776
- http://www.trackalerts.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4126:pinder-riley-williams-strike-gold-at-ncaa-d1-nationals&catid=3806:lead-stories&Itemid=82
- Pinder 4x 400m Relay Carifta 2006
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- 1908: William Hamilton, Nathaniel Cartmell, John Taylor, Mel Sheppard (USA)
- 1912: Mel Sheppard, Edward Lindberg, Ted Meredith, Charles Reidpath (USA)
- 1920: Cecil Griffiths, Robert Lindsay, John Ainsworth-Davis, Guy Butler (GBR)
- 1924: Commodore Cochran, Alan Helffrich, Oliver Macdonald, William Stevenson (USA)
- 1928: George Baird, Emerson Spencer, Fred Alderman, Ray Barbuti (USA)
- 1932: Ivan Fuqua, Ed Ablowich, Karl Warner, Bill Carr (USA)
- 1936: Freddie Wolff, Godfrey Rampling, Bill Roberts, Godfrey Brown (GBR)
- 1948: Arthur Harnden, Cliff Bourland, Roy Cochran, Mal Whitfield (USA)
- 1952: Arthur Wint, Leslie Laing, Herb McKenley, George Rhoden (JAM)
- 1956: Charles Jenkins Sr., Lou Jones, Jesse Mashburn, Tom Courtney (USA)
- 1960: Jack Yerman, Earl Young, Glenn Davis, Otis Davis (USA)
- 1964: Ollan Cassell, Mike Larrabee, Ulis Williams, Henry Carr (USA)
- 1968: Vincent Matthews, Ron Freeman, Larry James, Lee Evans (USA)
- 1972: Charles Asati, Munyoro Nyamau, Robert Ouko, Julius Sang (KEN)
- 1976: Herman Frazier, Benny Brown, Fred Newhouse, Maxie Parks (USA)
- 1980: Remigijus Valiulis, Mikhail Linge, Nikolay Chernetskiy, Viktor Markin (URS)
- 1984: Sunder Nix, Ray Armstead, Alonzo Babers, Antonio McKay (USA)
- 1988: Danny Everett, Steve Lewis, Kevin Robinzine, Butch Reynolds, Antonio McKay, Andrew Valmon (USA)
- 1992: Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Michael Johnson, Steve Lewis, Darnell Hall, Charles Jenkins Jr. (USA)
- 1996: LaMont Smith, Alvin Harrison, Derek Mills, Anthuan Maybank, Jason Rouser (USA)
- 2000: Clement Chukwu, Jude Monye, Sunday Bada, Enefiok Udo-Obong, Nduka Awazie, Fidelis Gadzama (NGR)
- 2004: Otis Harris, Derrick Brew, Jeremy Wariner, Darold Williamson, Andrew Rock, Kelly Willie (USA)
- 2008: LaShawn Merritt, Angelo Taylor, David Neville, Jeremy Wariner, Kerron Clement, Reggie Witherspoon (USA)
- 2012: Chris Brown, Demetrius Pinder, Michael Mathieu, Ramon Miller (BAH)
- 2016: Arman Hall, Tony McQuay, Gil Roberts, LaShawn Merritt, Kyle Clemons, David Verburg (USA)
- 2020: Michael Cherry, Michael Norman, Bryce Deadmon, Rai Benjamin, Trevor Stewart, Randolph Ross, Vernon Norwood (USA)
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