Leevan Sands

Leevan Sands

Personal information
Born	(1981-08-16) August 16, 1981 (age 44)
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Country	Bahamas
Sport	Athletics
Event	Triple jump
Medal record Representing   Bahamas Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Triple Jump World Championships 2003 Paris Triple jump Commonwealth Games 2002 Manchester Triple jump Pan American Games 2015 Toronto Triple jump CAC Championships 2003 St George's Triple jump 2005 Nassau Long jump 2008 Cali Triple jump 2005 Nassau Triple jump NACAC Championships 2015 Costa Rica Triple Jump CAC Junior Championships (U20) 1998 George Town Triple jump 2000 San Juan Triple jump 1998 George Town Long jump 2000 San Juan Long jump CARIFTA Games Junior (U20) 1999 Fort-de-France Long jump 1999 Fort-de-France Triple jump 2000 St. George's Long jump 2000 St. George's Triple jump 1998 Port of Spain Long jump 1998 Port of Spain Triple jump CARIFTA Games Youth (U17) 1997 Bridgetown Triple jump
Updated on 15 August 2012

Leevan Sands (born August 16, 1981 Nassau) is a Bahamian triple jumper.

His personal best jump is 17.59 metres, achieved in 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. This is the current Bahamian record and won a bronze medal. ^[1] He also won bronze medals at the 2003 World Championships and 2002 Commonwealth Games.

Sands went to high school at Florida Air Academy and then jumped for the Auburn Tigers track and field team. He won NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships titles in the long jump at the 2003 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships and triple jump at the 2004 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, and was runner-up in the triple jump at the 2003 championships. ^[2] Additionally, Sands was 3rd in the long jump at the 2003 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, but was later promoted to 2nd after runner-up Frank Tolen was declared ineligible. ^{[3] [4] [2]}

At the 2003 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, Sands He was suspended from March 2006 to September 2006 for testing positive on the prohibited substance levomethamphetamine. ^[5]

Sands competed for the Bahamas in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, but he did not qualify for the finals. ^[6] He was the flag bearer for the closing ceremonies. ^[7]

Sands is the cousin of hurdler Shamar Sands who is also the Bahamian record holder in his event. ^[8]

Sands was coached most of his professional career by Henry Rolle.

Achievements

• 2012 Olympic Games - fifth place
• 2008 Olympic Games - bronze medal
• 2007 Pan American Games - sixth place ^[9]
• 2005 World Athletics Final - fifth place
• 2005 World Championships - fourth place
• 2010 World Athletics Final - sixth place
• 2012 World Athletics Final - seventh place
• 2003 World Championships - bronze medal
• 2002 Commonwealth Games - bronze medal
• 2002 World Junior Championships - fifth place

References

• Leevan Sands at World Athletics

1. "Bahamian athletics records". Archived from the original on 26 September 2007.
2. Leevan Sands at Tilastopaja (subscription required)
3. "NCAA disqualifies Husker". Kearney Hub . 5 June 2003. p. 15. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
4. "3 indoor track performers are disqualified". USA Today . 3 June 2003. p. 9. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
5. "Iaaf.org - Doping Rule Violation". Archived from the original on 25 June 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2006.
6. "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2 September 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
7. "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony". 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
8. Shumack, Kimberly (21-02-05). Q & A with Auburn Track and Field Athlete Shamar Sands Archived 2006-10-28 at the Wayback Machine . Auburn Athletes. Retrieved on 2009-05-10.
9. 2007 Pan American Games, men's triple jump final Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Media related to Leevan Sands at Wikimedia Commons