Jeremy Bascom

Jeremy Bascom
Personal information
Born (1981-03-21) March 21, 1981
Linden, Guyana
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Country  Guyana
Event(s) Sprint
Updated on 12 December 2014.

Jeremy Bascom is a Guyanese sprinter.[1][2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's 100 metres, where he equaled the Guyanese national record in the distance.[3]

Born in Linden, Guyana, he has lived in the United States of America since 1997, where he attended Long Island University.[4] He also represented Guyana at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India and the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, United Kingdom.[5][6]

Personal bests

Achievements

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) 100m 10.58 (wind: -0.8 m/s)
– 4 × 100 m relay DQ
Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, México 8th (h) 100m 10.92 A (wind: +0.4 m/s)
5th 4 × 100 m relay 39.74 A

References

  1. ↑ London2012.com results
  2. ↑ XIX Commonwealth Games – Participant Information – BASCOM Jeremy, retrieved June 17, 2014
  3. ↑ "LONDON 2012 ATHLETICS,100M MEN". IOC. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Trio of Former Blackbirds Travel to London to Compete in 2012 Summer Olympics". LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds. 26 July 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Jeremy Bascom Athlete Biography". Commonwealth Games Federation. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Glasgow 2014 Men's 100 m Round 1 Heat 6". Commonwealth Games Federation. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2015.


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