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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 March 1981 |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Guyana |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprint |
| Updated on 12 December 2014 | |
Jeremy Bascom (born 21 March 1981) is a Guyanese sprinter. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's 100 metres, where he equaled the Guyanese national record in the distance.[1]
Born in Linden, Guyana, he has lived in the United States of America since 1997, where he attended Long Island University.[2] He also represented Guyana at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India and the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, United Kingdom.[3][4]
Personal bests
[edit]- 100 m: 10.19 s (wind: +0.0 m/s) – Omaha, United States, 6 July 2012
- 200 m: 21.74 s (wind: +1.0 m/s) – Emmitsburg, United States, 7 May 2005
Achievements
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing the Guyana | |||||
| 2007 | South American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 10th (h) | 100 m | 10.85 (wind: -0.8 m/s) |
| 11th (h) | 200 m | 21.92 (wind: +1.3 m/s) | |||
| 2008 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Cali, Colombia | 13th (sf) | 100 m | 10.47 (wind: +0.7 m/s) |
| 29th (h) | 200 m | 22.13 w (wind: +2.2 m/s) | |||
| 2010 | Commonwealth Games | Delhi, India | 8th (qf) | 100 m | 10.63 (wind: +0.5 m/s) |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 15th (sf) | 60 m | 6.77 |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 6th (qf) | 100 m | 10.31 (wind: +1.3 m/s) | |
| 2013 | South American Championships | Cartagena, Colombia | 5th | 100 m | 10.43 (wind: +1.3 m/s) |
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 5th (h) | 100 m | 10.58 (wind: -0.8 m/s) |
| – | 4 × 100 m relay | DQ | |||
| Central American and Caribbean Games | Xalapa, Mexico | 8th (h) | 100 m | 10.92 A (wind: +0.4 m/s) | |
| 5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.74 A | |||
| 2021 | South American Championships | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 12th (h) | 100 m | 10.77 |
| 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.02 | |||
References
[edit]- ↑ "LONDON 2012 ATHLETICS,100M MEN". IOC. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ↑ "Trio of Former Blackbirds Travel to London to Compete in 2012 Summer Olympics". LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds. 26 July 2012. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- ↑ "Jeremy Bascom Athlete Biography". Commonwealth Games Federation. 8 August 2014. Archived from the original on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ↑ "Glasgow 2014 Men's 100 m Round 1 Heat 6". Commonwealth Games Federation. 8 August 2014. Archived from the original on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
External links
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