Demetrius Pinder

Demetrius Pinder

Personal information
Nationality	Bahamian
Born	February 13, 1989 (1989-02-13) (age 22) Grand Bahama, Bahamas
Residence	College Station, Texas
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	400 metres
College/university team	Texas A&M University
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	200m: 20.54 (1.8 m/s) 400m: 44.78 400m (Indoors): 45.33 (NR)
Medal record Men's athletics Competitor for the  Bahamas Central American and Caribbean Games Silver 2010 Mayaguez Men's 4x400 metres relay

Demetrius Pinder (born February 13, 1989) is a male track and field athlete from Grand Bahama in The Bahamas, who mainly competes in the 400m.

Career

He claimed gold medal at The Bahamas 2010 Championships over 400m with a (45.21) defeating heavy favorite and outdoor national record holder Chris Brown He also finished third at NACAC U-23 Championships (45.90) in Miramar, Florida and helped the 4 x 400 metres relay team to a (3:02.91) second place finish. Helped The Bahamas 4 x 400 metres relay team to another second place finish in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico at the Central American and Caribbean Games in a time of (3:01.82). Placed fifth in 400m at 2010 NCAA Indoor Championships with an indoor best of 46.01 ... Finished sixth at 2010 NCAA Outdoor Championships with a 45.56 ... 2010 Big 12 Indoor silver medalist (46.49) ... 2010 Big 12 Outdoor silver medalist (46.02) . Personal best marks in both rounds of the 2010 NCAA West region preliminary in Austin, Texas clocking (45.39) and (44.93) to win his prelim and quarterfinal races. On March 12, 2011 he broke the 400m indoor national record of 45.78 previously held by Chris Brown with his 45.33 win at the 2011 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships.

References

• http://www.flashresults.com/2011_Meets/indoor/03-11-NCAADiv1/Results3-2.htm
• http://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=1770776
• http://www.trackalerts.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4126:pinder-riley-williams-strike-gold-at-ncaa-d1-nationals&catid=3806:lead-stories&Itemid=82

External links

• TEXAS A&M PROFILE
• IAAF PROFILE

Personal bests

Event	Time	Venue	Date
200 m	20.54 (1.8 m/s)	San Diego, California	19 March 2011
400 m	44.78	Freeport, Bahamas	25 June 2011
400 m	45.33 (indoor) (NR)	College Station, Texas	12 March 2011

Persondata
Name	Pinder, Demetrius
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Date of birth	February 13, 1989
Place of birth	Grand Bahama, Bahamas
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