Leevan Sands (born August 16, 1981 Nassau) is a Bahamian triple jumper.
His personal best jump is 17.59 metres, achieved in 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. This is the current Bahamian record and won a bronze medal.[1] He also won bronze medals at the 2003 World Championships and 2002 Commonwealth Games.
He went to High School at Florida Air Academy He was suspended from March 2006 to September 2006 for testing positive on the prohibited substance levomethamphetamine.[2]
Sands competed for the Bahamas in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, but he did not qualify for the finals.[3] He was the flag bearer for the closing ceremonies.[4]
Sands is the cousin of hurdler Shamar Sands who is also the Bahamian record holder in his event.[5]
Sands was coached most of his professional career by Henry Rolle.
Achievements
- 2012 Olympic Games - fifth place
- 2008 Olympic Games - bronze medal
- 2007 Pan American Games - sixth place[6]
- 2005 World Athletics Final - fifth place
- 2005 World Championships - fourth place
- 2010 World Athletics Final - sixth place
- 2012 World Athletics Final - seventh place
- 2003 World Championships - bronze medal
- 2002 Commonwealth Games - bronze medal
- 2002 World Junior Championships - fifth place
References
- ^ "Bahamian athletics records". Archived from the original on 26 September 2007.
- ^ "Iaaf.org - Doping Rule Violation". Archived from the original on 25 June 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2006.
- ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2 September 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony". 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ Shumack, Kimberly (21-02-05). Q & A with Auburn Track and Field Athlete Shamar Sands Archived 2006-10-28 at the Wayback Machine. Auburn Athletes. Retrieved on 2009-05-10.
- ^ 2007 Pan American Games, men's triple jump final Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
External links
Media related to Leevan Sands at Wikimedia Commons
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