Birth Date: | 1981 1, df=yes |
Weight: | 57kg (126lb) |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | 800 metres |
Pb: | 400 metres - 53.32s 800 metres - 1:59.60 min. 1,000 metres - 2:42.71 min. |
Updated: | 22 July 2012 |
Neisha Bernard-Thomas (born 21 January 1981) is a Grenadian middle-distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. She also ran collegiately at Louisiana State University (LSU).
Her personal best is 2:00.09 minutes, achieved at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. This is the Grenadian record.[1] She also holds the 1500 metres record with 4:23.24 minutes, achieved in March 2008 in Baton Rouge.
1997 | CARIFTA Games (U17) | Bridgetown, Barbados | 6th | 800 m | 2:25.66 | |
7th | 1500 m | 5:13.83 | ||||
2000 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 6th | 800 m | 2:14.18 | |
2nd | 4 × 400 m | 3:40.24 | ||||
2003 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | St. George's, Grenada | 1st | 800 m | 2:04.12 | |
2nd | 4 × 400 m | 3:32.99 | ||||
Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 9th (h) | 800 m | 2:04.22 | ||
2005 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Nassau, Bahamas | 1st | 800 m | 2:03.56 | |
World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 23rd (h) | 800 m | 2:02.50 | ||
2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 8th | 800 m | 2:01.96 | |
2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 21st (sf) | 800 m | 2:01.84 | |
2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 28th (sf) | 800 m | 2:04.55 | |
2011 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 4th | 800 m | 2:03.56 | |
2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 16th (sf) | 800 m | 2:00.68 |