Bahamian sprinter
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)
|
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
Notes
Olympians - Andrew Tynes, Bahamas Olympic Committee, retrieved 25 March 2012
External links