Kaiwan Culmer

Kaiwan Culmer

Personal information
Born	(1996-10-25) October 25, 1996 (age 28)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Triple jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Triple jump: 17.29m (Nassau, 2025)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Bahamas NACAC Championships 2025 Freeport Triple jump

Kaiwan Culmer (born 25 October 1996) is a Bahamian triple jumper. He won the gold medal at the 2025 NACAC Championships. ^[1]

Career

He competed as a youngster at the 2013 IAAF World Youth Championships where he jumped a person best of 14.92 metres in Donetsk, Ukraine. ^[2] He then competed in the college system in the United States for the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. ^[3]

He finished fifth in the triple jump competing at the 2018 NACAC Championships in Toronto, Canada. ^[4] He finished seventh overall at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England on his senior international championship debut, making a best jump of 16.04 metres in August 2022. ^{[5] [6]} Later that month, he finished fourth in the triple jump competing at the 2022 NACAC Championships. ^[7]

He was trained by Peter Pratt prior to a switch to work with Bahamian Olympic medalist Leevan Sands in 2024. Culmer credited Sands after he jumped a new personal best of 17.00 metres the following year at the Ed Murphey Classic in Memphis, Tennessee. ^[8]

In August 2025, he met the auto-qualifying standard for the 2025 World Championships jumping a new personal best of 17.29 metres with his first attempt at the BAAA Open Senior Track and Field Championships. ^[9] He won the gold medal in the triple jump with a jump of 16.56 metres in the first round whilst competing at the 2025 NACAC Championships in Freeport, The Bahamas. ^{[10] [11] [12]}

Personal life

He has worked as a site manager for a construction company in The Bahamas, with the company allowing him leave to compete at international events. He left the job in October 2023 and moved his training base from New Providence to Tallahassee, Florida. ^{[13] [14]}

References

1. "Kaiwan Culmer". World Athletics. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
2. Jack, Megan (July 12, 2013). "Day 3 Wrap Up: 2013 IAAF World Youth Championships". Bahamas Weekly. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
3. Smith, Randy (March 12, 2018). "Four Bahamians compete at NCAA Indoor Championships". enews. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
4. "NACAC Championships". World Athletics. August 10, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
5. "XXII Commonwealth Games". World Athletics. July 30, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
6. "Kaiwan Culmer 7th in triple jump final". Tribune242. August 8, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
7. "NACAC Championships". World Athletics. August 19, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
8. "Triple jumper Kaiwan Culmer pleased with his progression". Tribune 242. July 15, 2025. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
9. "Triple jumper Kaiwan Culmer qualifies for world championships". Tribune242.com. August 5, 2025. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
10. "NACAC Championships". World Athletics. August 16, 2025. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
11. Boal, Erik (August 16, 2025). "JANEE' KASSANAVOID REPEATS IN HAMMER TO HELP U.S. WIN SEVEN NACAC GOLDS, HANDAL ROBAN ROLLS IN 800". Youth Runner. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
12. "Roban makes history at NACAC Championships". World Athletics. August 18, 2025. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
13. Smith, Laurencia (October 10, 2023). "Arawak Homes supports employee's Olympic dreams". ewnews.com. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
14. "Kaiwan on road to the Paris Olympics". Tribune242. January 18, 2024. Retrieved August 17, 2025.