Clarence Saunders (athlete)
Medal record | ||
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Men's athletics
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Representing Bermuda | ||
Universiade
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1983 Edmonton | High jump | |
Commonwealth Games | ||
1990 Auckland | High jump | |
1982 Brisbane | High jump |
Clarence Nicholas "Nick" Saunders (born 14 September 1963) is a retired Bermudian high jumper.
He won a bronze medal at the
Bermudian record.[2] Dalton Grant would later improve his personal best to 2.36 metres (2.37 metres indoor [3]). He also still holds the national record for the 400 metres hurdles
, set in 1994.
International competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Bermuda | |||||
1980 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Hamilton, Bermuda | 2nd | High jump | 2.05 m |
1981 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Bahamas
|
7th | 100 m | 10.9 |
1st | High jump | 2.18 m | |||
4th | Triple jump | 15.04 m | |||
1982 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Kingston, Jamaica | 2nd | 200 m | 22.0 |
1st | High jump | 2.13 m | |||
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) |
Bridgetown, Barbados | 6th | 200 m | 21.69 | |
2nd | High jump | 1.98 m | |||
8th | Long jump | 6.83 m | |||
Commonwealth Games | Brisbane, Australia | 3rd | High jump | 2.19 m | |
1983 | Universiade | Edmonton, Canada | 3rd | High jump | 2.26 m |
World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 23rd (q) | High jump | 2.15 m | |
1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 21st (q) | High jump | 2.18 m |
1985 | Universiade | Kobe, Japan
|
(q) | High jump | 2.20 m1 |
1987 | Pan American Games | Indianapolis, United States | 5th | High jump | 2.20 m |
World Championships | Rome, Italy | 5th | High jump | 2.32 m | |
1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 5th | High jump | 2.34 m |
1989 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 14th | High jump | 2.20 m |
1990 | Commonwealth Games | Auckland, New Zealand | 1st | High jump | 2.36 m GR |
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | — | High jump | NM |
Notes:
- Results with a (q) indicate overall position in qualifying round.
- Saunders no heighted (NH) in the qualifying round at the 1992 Olympic Games, failing three times at his opening height of 2.15 m.
References
- ^ Dalton Grant at Sporting-Heroes
- ^ National Records, top 30 countries by event - high jump Archived 2012-08-13 at the Wayback Machine - Athletix
- ^ IAAF top lists, high jump, indoor
External links
Clarence Saunders at World Athletics