Karlton Rolle

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Karlton Rolle
Personal information
BornAugust 14, 1990 (1990-08-14) (age 33)
Medal record
Athletics
Representing Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
CAC Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Havana 4x100 m relay
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Basseterre 4x400 m relay
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U17)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Les Abymes 200m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Les Abymes 4x100 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Les Abymes 4x400 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Bacolet, Tobago 400
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Bacolet, Tobago 4x400 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Les Abymes 100m

Karlton Rolle (born August 14, 1990) is a Bahamian sprinter from Nassau, Bahamas who competed in the 100m 200m and 400m. He attended Nassau Christian Academy high school in Nassau, Bahamas, before going on to compete for UCLA. [1] [2]

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He won a bronze medal in the 400m open even and the 4x400 relay at the 2005 CARIFTA Games in Tobago. He Also ran the 100m at the 2006 CARIFTA Games where he placed 3rd. [3] He then went on to win the 200m gold at the same games. [4]

Personal bests

EventTimeVenueDate
100 m10.56 (+0.9) Los Angeles, California 01 MAY 2010
200 m20.96 (-0.3) Havana, Cuba 05 JUL 2009

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References

  1. "Karlton Rolle: I'M Really Grateful To Sponsor". The Tribune 242. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  2. "The men also struggled during the conference championships, only having two event wins. These came from Kocsor in the hammer and the 4×100-meter relay team of freshmen Jamal Alston and Karlton Rolle and juniors Stan Griffin and Brandon Smith". dailybruin. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  3. "Jamaica needed every split second, as Aaron Wilmore, Karlton Rolle, Shawn Lockart and Warren Fraser ran 41.62 for Bahamas". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  4. "will be bidding to obviate any fall-off from the absence of her more experienced teammates as she moves up to the under-20 level. Under-17 men's champion Karlton Rolle will also make that leap". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 March 2022.