Ronald Forbes

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Ronald Forbes
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Personal information
Birth nameRonald Joseph Forbes
NationalityCaymanian
Born (1985-04-05) 5 April 1985 (age 38)
George Town, Cayman Islands
Height1.92 m (6 ft 3+12 in)
Weight93 kg (205 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands
SportAthletics
Event(s) 110-metre hurdles
Coached byJoey Scott (United States)
Achievements and titles
World finals2008 World Indoor Qualifier, 2009 World Outdoor Qualifier, 2010 World Indoor Qualifier, 2011 World Outdoor Semi-finalist, 2012 World Indoor Qualifier, 2015 World Outdoor Qualifier, 2016 World Indoor Qualifier.
Olympic finals 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2012 London Olympics, 2016 Rio Olympics
Highest world ranking15
Personal best(s)13.36 s 110 metre hurdles
Medal record
Athletics
Representing Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Coatzacoalcos 400 m hurdles
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Hamilton 400 m hurdles
Natwest Island Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Jersey 110 m hurdles
Updated on 21 December 2014.

Ronald Joseph Forbes (born 5 April 1985) is a track athlete from the Cayman Islands. [1] [2] [3]

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Forbes is an All American 110 meter hurdler and 60 meter hurdler who competed collegiality for Florida International University from 2005 to 2008 . Forbes went on to pursue a professional track and field career competing in the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Summer Olympics. Forbes has competed in the 2011 and 2015 Athletics World Championships. Indoors, Forbes has qualified and competed 2010 and 2012 World Indoor Athletics Championships. Forbes has competed in the 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2018 Commonwealth Games. During the opening ceremonies for the 2008 and 2016 Summer Olympics he was the flag-bearer for the Cayman Islands.

He took up athletics when he was 14 as a discus thrower and shot putter, because he hoped it would give him the opportunity for travel and a scholarship. [4] He eventually earned a scholarship in 2004 to Bacone College in Muskogee Oklahoma where he became the Red River Athletic Conference champion in the 400 meter hurdles and after a year, transferred to Florida International University. During his time at Florida International University, he was a two time All American, finishing 3rd in the 2008 NCAA Indoor Championships and 8th in the 2008 NCAA Outdoor Championships. He is currently the Cayman Islands National Record Holder and the Florida International University Record Holder in the 55, 60 and 110 meter hurdles. In 2017 he was awarded the honor of having the Football Stadium in his home district of North side renamed to The Ronald J Forbes Playing Field; [5] in the same year he has been recognized as a National Sports hero in the Cayman Islands. [4]

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

Achievements

Forbes is the Cayman Islands and Florida International University 110 metres hurdles (outdoor), 60 metres hurdles (indoor) and 55 metres hurdles (indoor) record holder.

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands
2000 CARIFTA Games (U17) St. George's, Grenada5th100 m hurdles (91.4 cm)13.64 (+1.8 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean Junior
Championships (U17)
San Juan, Puerto Rico7th100 m hurdles (91.4 cm)14.17 w(+4.0 m/s)
6th400 m hurdles (84.0 cm)1:03.86
2001 CARIFTA Games (U17) Bridgetown, Barbados5th100 m hurdles (91.4 cm)13.73 (-2.3 m/s)
5th (h)400 m hurdles59.74
Central American and Caribbean Championships Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala7th4 × 100 m relay 40.99 A
2002 CARIFTA Games (U20) Nassau, Bahamas5th400 m hurdles54.61
5th4 × 400 m relay3:26.78
Central American and Caribbean Junior
Championships (U20)
Bridgetown, Barbados6th (h)400 m hurdles55.51
Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador7th400 m hurdles 55.01
2003 CARIFTA Games (U20) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago5th400 m hurdles54.39
6th4 × 100 m relay42.07
6th4 × 400 m relay3:28.35
Island Games Saint Peter Port, Guernsey 4th400 m hurdles53.98
2004 CARIFTA Games (U20) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago2nd400 m hurdles53.63
4th4 × 100 m relay42.95
5th4 × 400 m relay3:31.89
Central American and Caribbean Junior
Championships (U20)
Coatzacoalcos, México 3rd400 m hurdles53.80
5th4 × 100 m relay42.71
2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships Nassau, Bahamas11th (h)110 m hurdles 14.49 (-0.7 m/s)
400 m hurdles DNF
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia16th (h)110 m hurdles 14.35 (NWI)
12th (h)4 × 100 m relay 40.76
NACAC Under-23 Championships Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic6th110 m hurdles 14.44 (+1.1 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena, Colombia10th (h)110 m hurdles 14.42 w(+2.1 m/s)
2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships Cali, Colombia5th110 m hurdles 13.71 wA(+2.3 m/s)
Olympic Games Beijing, China26th (qf)110 m hurdles 13.72 (+0.1 m/s)
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar20th (sf)60m hurdles 7.91
Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico7th110 m hurdles 14.34 (-0.1 m/s)
Commonwealth Games Delhi, India6th110 m hurdles 13.84 (+0.1 m/s)
4 × 100 m relay DQ
2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships Mayagüez, Puerto Rico9th (h)110 m hurdles 14.18 (-3.9 m/s)
World Championships Daegu, South Korea11th (sf)110 m hurdles 13.67 (-1.6 m/s)
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey21st (h)60m hurdles 7.95
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom8th (h)110 m hurdles 14.21 (+0.8 m/s)
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom5th (h)110 m hurdles 13.89 (-0.2 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, México 5th (h)110 m hurdles 14.51 A(-1.6 m/s)
2015 NACAC Championships San José, Costa Rica 6th (sf)110 m hurdles 13.77 (+1.2 m/s)
Island Games St Clement, Jersey 1st110 m hurdles 13.62 (+2.3 m/s)
World Championships Beijing, China 30th (h)110 m hurdles 13.78
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 35th (h)110 m hurdles 14.67
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 11th (h)110 m hurdles 13.88

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References

  1. Bio – Ronald Forbes, FIU Panthers, 16 January 2007, archived from the original on 31 October 2018, retrieved 21 December 2014
  2. Ronald Forbes – Biography, Commonwealth Games Federation , retrieved 20 December 2014
  3. Biografía – General – Forbes Ronald, ODECABE , retrieved 21 December 2014
  4. 1 2 "Glasgow 2014 - Ronald Forbes Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  5. "Ronald Forbes Football Field (North Side), home to North Side, Academy SC, Bodden Town, Cayman Athletic, Elite, George Town, Savannah Tigers, Scholars International, Sunset FC - Football Ground Map".

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