Andrew Tynes

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Andrew Tynes
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Personal information
Born (1972-02-13) 13 February 1972 (age 53)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Medal record
Athletics
Representing Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1993 Ponce 200m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Maracaibo 4x100m relay
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1990 Havana 200 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1990 Havana 4x100 m relay
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Port of Spain 200m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1990 Kingston 200m

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

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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, Texas. 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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventPerformance
Representing the Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
1988 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17) Nassau, Bahamas 6th100 m11.25   (0.3 m/s)
7th200 m23.35   (0.3 m/s)
1990 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Kingston, Jamaica 2nd200 m21.55   (-3.7 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) Havana, Cuba 6th100 m10.72   (-0.1 m/s)
2nd200 m21.27   (-0.9 m/s)
3rd4x100 m relay41.74
4th4x400 m relay3:13.62
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 1st200 m21.11   (-3.7 m/s)
1993 Central American and Caribbean Games Ponce, Puerto Rico 1st200 m 20.64
1995 Pan American Games Mar del Plata, Argentina 2nd200 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 3rd4 × 100 m relay39.85
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 7th200 m 21.24
3rd4 × 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