Rondell Bartholomew
 Bartholomew (right) next to his countryman Kirani James at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 7 April 1990 Saint Patrick, Grenada | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (130 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Grenada | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 400 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 200m 20.95 400m 44.65 200m(Indoor) 20.87 300m(Indoor) 33.88 400m(Indoor) 45.84 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 22 July 2012. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Rondell Bartholomew (born 7 April 1990) is a
World Championships in Athletics
and was a 400 m world finalist in 2011. His personal best for the event is 44.65 seconds.
He has won medals at junior level at the
4×400 metres relay
in 2011.
Career
Born in
relay teams.[2] He was a 400 m semi-finalist at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics that July,[3] then came sixth over the distance at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games (a race which was won by his younger compatriot Kirani James).[4]
Bartholomew completed a Grenadian 1–2 finish with James at the
4×400 metres relay race.[5] At the 2009 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships, Bartholomew was again beaten by James, but managed to win the bronze medal behind American athlete Tavaris Tate. With a team including James, Akim Bowen and Josh Charles, he set a national junior record of 3:11.91 minutes for the 4×400 m relay at the championships.[6] Bartholomew had acquired the world qualifying time and made his senior debut at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, running in the heats of the 400 m.[7]
He began attending
Diamond League meetings.[11]
He entered the 2011 World Championships in Athletics as the second fastest man in the men's 400 metres field.[12] He made the event final and finished in sixth place with a time of 45.45 seconds, while Kirani James went on to win Grenada's first ever gold medal at the competition.[13]
After years of battling injuries, Bartholomew returned to competition in 2016. He took part in the OECS Championships in that year and helped Grenada to secure a silver medal in the 4X400m relay at the track meet in Tortola.[14]
The beginning of his 2017 was highlighted by a return to his home country for the inaugural Grenada Invitational where he had a season opener in the 400m with a time of 47.14.[15]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing Grenada
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| 2008 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5th (sf) | 200 m | 21.61 (-1.1 m/s) |
| 1st | 400 m | 46.86 | |||
| 5th | 4x100 m relay | 41.75 | |||
| 5th | 4x400 m relay | 3:18.92 | |||
| World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 15th (sf) | 400 m | 47.60 | |
| Commonwealth Youth Games | Pune, India | 5th (h) | 200 m | 22.73 (0.2 m/s) | |
| 6th | 400 m | 48.21 | |||
| 2009 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia | 2nd | 400 m | 45.58 |
| 3rd | 4x400 m relay | 3:11.93 | |||
| World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 39th (h) | 400 m | 46.85 | |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 6th | 400 m | 45.45 |
| 2016 | OECS Track & Field Championships | Tortola, British Virgin Islands | 2nd | 4x400m relay | 3:09.74[14] |
References
- ^ IAAF. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
- ^ 2008 CARIFTA Games Archived 23 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine. World Junior Athletics History (WJAH). Retrieved 2011-09-09.
- ^ 2008 World Junior Championships. WJAH. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
- ^ 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games Archived 5 December 2012 at archive.today. WJAH. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
- ^ 2009 CARIFTA Games Archived 22 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine. WJAH. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
- ^ 2009 Pan American Junior Championships Archived 23 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine. WJAH. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
- IAAF. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
- ^ Rondell Bartholomew. TFRRS. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
- ^ Kelly, Robert (18 April 2010). Texas A&M Wins Six Events at Rain-Shortened Michael Johnson Track Meet. Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
- ^ Rondell Bartholomew. Tilastopaja. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
- ^ Rondell Bartholomew. Tilastopaja. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ^ Landells, Steve (21 August 2011). Men's 400m - PREVIEW. IAAF. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
- ^ Landells, Steve (30 August 2011). Men's 400m - Final - James edges Merritt in a thriller Archived 11 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ^ a b "OECS Championships 2016 - Complete Results (Raw)". British Virgin Islands Athletics Association. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Final section 1". CFPI Homepage. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
