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Nationality | Bahamian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Freeport, Bahamas | August 15, 1990|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | Oral Roberts University [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 400 m hurdles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jeffery Gibson (born 15 August 1990) is a Bahamian sprint athlete from Grand Bahama who mainly competes in the 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles. [3] [4] He is the Bahamian national record holder in the latter event with a 49.39 seconds clocking during the semi-finals of the 2013 NCAA Championships. He attended Bishop Michael Eldon School formerly Freeport Anglican High School. He later competed for Oral Roberts University following in the foot steps of compatriot Andretti Bain. [5]
Event | Time | Venue | Date |
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400 m | 46.30 | Irapuato, Mexico | July 7, 2012 |
400 m hurdles | 48.17 | Beijing, China | August 25, 2015 |
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