Ramon Gittens Explained

Ramon Gittens
Sport:	Track and field
Event:	100 metres
Collegeteam:	Saint Augustine's College
Birth Date:	1987 7, mf=yes
Birth Place:	Bridgetown, Barbados
Height:	5feet^[1]
Weight:	174lb

Ramon Gittens (born July 20, 1987) is a Barbadian sprinter. He represented his country at the 2012 Summer Olympics as well as four outdoor World Championships in Athletics. He was the 100 meters silver medalist at the 2015 Pan American Games.

He competed for Barbados at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 100 m and 200 m events. He finished 4th in his heat for the 100 m competition and did not qualify for the semifinals.^[2] In the 200 m, he finished 3rd in his heat and did not qualify for the semifinals.^[3] Gittens was the flag bearer for Barbados during the Parade of Nations.^[4]

Competition record

Representing
2002	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U17)	Bridgetown, Barbados	14th (h)	100 m	11.63
			11th (h)	200 m	22.79
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	4 × 100 m	42.79
2003	CARIFTA Games (U17)	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	3rd	100 m	10.92
			4th	200 m	22.49
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	4 × 100 m	42.13
	World Youth Championships	Sherbrooke, Canada	19th (h)	100 m	10.85^1
			16th (h)	200 m	22.03^1
	Pan American Junior Championships	Bridgetown, Barbados	9th (h)	100 m	11.03
2004	CARIFTA Games (U20)	Hamilton, Bermuda	5th	100 m	10.78
			6th	200 m	21.48
			3rd	4 × 100 m	41.80
2005	CARIFTA Games (U20)	Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago	6th	100 m	10.75
			4th	200 m	21.65
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Nassau, Bahamas	25th (h)	100 m	10.98
	Pan American Junior Championships	Windsor, Canada	8th	100 m	10.73
			4th	200 m	21.59 (w)
2006	CARIFTA Games (U20)	Les Abymes, Guadeloupe	3rd	100 m	10.60
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20)	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	3rd	100 m	10.56
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	200 m	21.12
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	4 × 100 m	40.68
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	3rd	100 m	10.56
			bgcolor=silver	2nd	200 m	21.12
	World Junior Championships	Beijing, China	5th	200 m	21.25
2007	NACAC Championships	San Salvador, El Salvador	13th (h)	200 m	21.69
	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	14th (sf)	200 m	21.21
2008	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Cali, Colombia	9th (h)	200 m	20.94^1
	NACAC U23 Championships	Toluca, Mexico	5th	100 m	10.33
			7th (h)	200 m	21.18
2009	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Havana, Cuba	9th (h)	100 m	10.41
			8th (h)	200 m	21.07
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	46th (h)	100 m	10.47
			44th (h)	200 m	21.33
2011	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	5th	100 m	10.31
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	24th (h)	100 m	10.42
	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico	7th (sf)	100 m	10.37
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	39th (h)	100 m	10.35
2013	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Morelia, Mexico	3rd	100 m	10.19
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	21st (sf)	100 m	10.31
			15th (h)	4 × 100 m	38.94
2014	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	16th (h)	4 × 100 m	39.27
			4th	4 × 200 m	1:21.88
	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	8th	100 m	10.25
2015	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	2nd (B)	4 × 100 m	38.70
			7th (h)	4 × 200 m	1:22.86
	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	bgcolor=silver	2nd	100 m	10.07
			4th	4 × 100 m	38.79
	NACAC Championships	San José, Costa Rica	bgcolor=silver	2nd	100 m	10.11
			3rd	4 × 100 m	38.55
	World Championships	Beijing, China	12th (sf)	100 m	10.04
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	3rd	60 m	6.51
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	32nd (h)	100 m	10.25
			40th (h)	200 m	20.58
2017	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	bgcolor=silver	2nd	4 × 100 m	39.18
	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	24th (h)	100 m	10.24
			14th (h)	4 × 100 m	39.19
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	20th (sf)	100 m	10.44
			5th	4 × 100 m	39.04

¹Did not start in the semifinals

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 10.02 (+1.9 m/s, Montverde 2013)
• 200 metres – 20.42 (Bridgetown 2016)

Indoor

• 60 metres – 6.51 (Portland 2016)
• 200 metres – 21.20 (Albuquerque 2011)

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418004755/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gi/ramon-gittens-1.html Sports-Reference profile
2. Web site: Rio 2016. Rio 2016. 2016-08-25. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160822033050/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athletics-standings-at-mens-100m. 2016-08-22.
3. Web site: Rio 2016. Rio 2016. 2016-08-25. 2016-08-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20160820183641/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athletics-standings-at-mens-200m. dead.
4. Web site: The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony. 2016-08-16. 2016-08-25.