Joey Wells

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Joey Wells
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1984 San Juan Long jump
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1982 Bridgetown Long jump
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1982 Bridgetown 200 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1984 San Juan 4x100 m relay
CAC Junior Championships (U17)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1980 Nassau Long jump
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1980 Nassau Heptathlon
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1984 Nassau Long Jump
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1983 Fort-de-France Long Jump
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1982 Kingston Long Jump
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1983 Fort-de-France 200m
CARIFTA Games
Youth (U17)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1980 Hamilton Long Jump
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1980 Hamilton 200m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1980 Hamilton 400m
Pan American Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1984 Nassau Long Jump

Joseph ("Joey") Wells (born December 22, 1965) is a retired male long jumper from the Bahamas, best known for finishing sixth at the 1984 Olympic Games.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
1980 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Hamilton, Bermuda 2nd200 m22.74
2nd400 m50.05
1stLong jump7.02 m
Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships (U-17)
Nassau, Bahamas 5th200 m23.0
5th400 m50.0
1stLong jump6.93 m
3rdHeptathlon3963 pts
1981 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Nassau, Bahamas 5thLong jump7.09 m
1982 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Kingston, Jamaica 1stLong jump7.21 m
Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships (U-20)
Bridgetown, Barbados 7th100 m10.95
2nd200 m21.29
6th4 × 100 m relay42.66
1stLong jump7.60 m
1983 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Fort-de-France, Martinique 2nd200 m21.27
1stLong jump7.80 m
Central American and Caribbean Championships Havana, Cuba 2nd4 × 100 m relay40.34
2ndLong jump8.04 m
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 20thLong jump 7.69 m
1984 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Nassau, Bahamas 1stLong jump7.36 m
Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships (U-20)
San Juan, Puerto Rico 1stLong jump7.55 m
3rd4 × 100 m relay42.74
Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 6thLong jump 7.97 m

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