- Dominic Demeritte
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Medal record Men's Athletics Competitor for Bahamas World Indoor Championships Gold 2004 Budapest 200m Bronze 2003 Birmingham 200m Commonwealth Games Bronze 2002 Manchester 4x400m relay Central American and Caribbean Games Silver 2006 Cartagena 4×100 m relay CAC Championships Gold 2003 St George's 200m Bronze 2005 Nassau 200m Bronze 2005 Nassau 4×100m relay Dominic Demeritte (born February 22, 1978 in Nassau, Bahamas) is a sprints athlete who specializes in the 200 metres.
He became indoor world champion in 2004, his result 20.66 a new Bahamian record. He is also a national record holder in the outdoor 200 meters and the 400 meter relay.
He attended University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he was a two time NCAA All American.
Personal bests
- 100 metres - 10.26 (2003)
- 200 metres - 20.21 (2002)
- 400 metres - 47.28 (2002)
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Notes Representing the Bahamas 2003 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, England 3rd 200m 2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st 200m 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena, Colombia 2nd 4x100 m relay External links
- IAAF profile for Dominic Demeritte
World Indoor Champions in Men's 200 m 1985: Aleksandr Yevgenyev (URS) • 1987: Kirk Baptiste (USA) • 1989: John Regis (GBR) • 1991: Nikolay Antonov (BUL) • 1993: James Trapp (USA) • 1995: Geir Moen (NOR) • 1997: Kevin Little (USA) • 1999: Frankie Fredericks (NAM) • 2001: Shawn Crawford (USA) • 2003: Marlon Devonish (GBR) • 2004: Dominic Demeritte (BAH)
Categories:- 1978 births
- Living people
- Sprinters
- Bahamian athletes
- Olympic athletes of the Bahamas
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Central America and Caribbean athletics biography stubs
- Bahamian sportspeople stubs
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