Bahamas at the 2006 Commonwealth Games explained

Cga:	BAH
Cganame:	Bahamas Olympic Committee
Games:	Commonwealth Games
Year:	2006
Flagcaption:	Flag of the Bahamas
Location:	Melbourne, Australia
Competitors:	25 (19 men, 6 women)
Sports:	4
Flagbearer:	Opening: Closing:
Rank:	24
Gold:	0
Silver:	2
Bronze:	0
App Begin Year:	1954

The Bahamas is represented at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne by a xx-member strong contingent comprising 25 sportspersons and xx officials.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games.

width=180	Sport	width=55	Men	width=55	Women	width=55	Total
Athletics	12	5	17
Boxing	3	0	3
Cycling	2	0	2
Swimming	2	1	3
Total	19	6	25

Medallists

The following Bahamian competitors won medals at the Games. In the 'by discipline' sections below, medallists' names are in bold.

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
				19 March
				21 March

Medals by sport
Sport	bgcolor=#f7f6a8		bgcolor=#dce5e5		bgcolor=#ffdab9	Total
	0	2	0	2
Total	0	2	0	2

Medals by date
Day	Date				Total
1	16 March	0	0	0	0
2	17 March	0	0	0	0
3	18 March	0	0	0	0
4	19 March	0	1	0	1
5	20 March	0	0	0	0
6	21 March	0	1	0	1
7	22 March	0	0	0	0
8	23 March	0	0	0	0
9	24 March	0	0	0	0
10	25 March	0	0	0	0
11	26 March	0	0	0	0
Total		2	0	2	0

Athletics

See main article: article and Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

Men

Athlete	Events	Round 1		Round 2		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Events	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Dominic Demeritte	200 m	20.99	3 Q			Did not advance
Troy McIntosh				Did not advance
Jamal Rolle		21.12	5 q	21.33	6	Did not advance
Chris Brown	400 m	46.16	1 Q	45.24	1 Q	45.19	4
Dennis Darling				Did not advance
Avard Moncur		45.82	3 Q	45.72	5	Did not advance
Douglas Lynes	400 m hurdles	52.06	4 q	53.06	8	Did not advance
Ednal Rolle	400 m hurdles	52.87	5	Did not advance
Dennis Darling Avard Moncur Dominic Demeritte Chris Brown Timothy Munnings	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.96	1 Q

* Competed in relay heat only

Field

Athlete	Events	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Events	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Osbourne Moxey	Long jump	7.64	11 q	7.36	12
Antonio Saunders	Triple jump	15.85	11
Donald Thomas	High jump	2.15	=1 q	2.23	4

Triple jumper Leevan Sands was initially named in the Bahamian team but later suspended for testing positive to methamphetamine, a hard stimulant.^[1]

Women

Athlete	Events	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Events	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Tamicka Clarke	400 m			Did not advance
Christine Amertil	400 m	51.85	1 Q	51.36	1 Q	51.52	4
Tonique Williams	400 m	52.58	1 Q	50.97	2 Q	50.76

Field

Athlete	Events	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Events	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Jackie Edwards	Long jump	6.42	5 q	6.46	8
Laverne Eve	Javelin throw	60.54

Key

Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
NR = National record
WB= World Best
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Boxing

See main article: article and Boxing at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Levan Stewart	Lightweight 60 kg	Paulus (MAL) L 13–25	Did not advance
Carl Heild	Light Welterweight 64 kg	Crees (WAL) L 9–26	Did not advance
Tureano Johnson	Welterweight 69 kg	Mvoue (CMR) L 34–37	Did not advance

Cycling

See main article: article and Cycling at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

Road

Men

Athlete	Event	Time
align=left rowspan="2"	Jonathan Massie	Road race
Time trial	59:32.68	40
align=left rowspan="2"	Barron Musgrove	Road race
Time trial	1:01:44.79	52

Swimming

See main article: article.

Men

Athlete	Events	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Events	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jeremy Knowles	50 m butterfly	25.11	14 Q	24.83	14	Did not advance
	100 m butterfly	54.42	8 Q	54.46	11	Did not advance
	200 m butterfly	2:00.17	3 Q	1:59.37	4
	200 m individual medley	2:03.16	5 Q	2:02.85	8
	400 m individual medley	4:27.40	7 Q	4:26.72	7
Chris Vythoulkas	50 m freestyle	24.84	25	Did not advance
	50 m backstroke	27.53	14 Q	27.55	13	Did not advance
	100 m backstroke	59.62	19	Did not advance
	50 m butterfly	25.61	16 Q	25.53	15	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Events	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Events	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Alana Dillette	100 m freestyle	59.55	17	59.78	16	Did not advance
	200 m freestyle	2:09.60	21	Did not advance
	50 m backstroke	30.92	12	30.90	12	Did not advance
	100 m backstroke	1:07.69	17	Did not advance
	50 m butterfly	29.46	21	Did not advance
	100 m butterfly	1:06.17	18	Did not advance

Lize-Mari Retief who qualified in 14th place subsequently withdrew from the semi-finals. This allowed Dillette to contest the semi as she was the first alternate.^[2]

Notes and References

News: Bahaman triple jumper Leevan Sands tests positive . https://archive.today/20130131061045/http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=370969 . dead . 31 January 2013 . . Outlook Publishing India . . 17 March 2006 . 22 October 2012 .
Web site: Four more swimming Commonwealth Games records and an EAD world record Day 2 finals. Amateur Swimming Association of Jamaica. 17 March 2006. 21 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20081121153125/http://www.swimjamaica.com/Regulations/Press_2006/Commonwealth%20Games%20Finals%20031706.htm. 21 November 2008. dead. dmy-all.