Timothy Munnings Explained

Timothy Alexander "Tim" Munnings (born 22 June 1966 in Nassau) is a Bahamian athlete who mainly competes in the 400 metres.

At the 2000 Summer Olympics he ran in the heats for the Bahamian team who eventually won the bronze medal.[1] [2] [3]

His personal best time is 45.81 seconds, achieved in June 2001 in Nassau.[4] Set the day after his 35th birthday, at the time, it stood as the Masters M35 World record for over three years. Later that year, he anchored the World Champion relay team in National Record time, sprinting past Jamaica with a speedy final 100m. While Bahamas lost to the United States in both the 2000 Olympics and 2001 World Championships, the USA was disqualified years later due to the PED doping violation by Antonio Pettigrew. After numerous appeals, the Bahamian team medals were upgraded. During the 2013 medal ceremony, Munnings was credited by teammate Carl Oliver with starting the Olympic renaissance that developed into Bahamian medal success through the decade.[5]

Achievements

1995World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden12th (heats)4×400m relay
1996Atlanta, United States7th4×400m relay
1999Seville, Spain7th4×400m relay
2000Sydney, Australia3rd4×400m relay
2001Edmonton, Canada1st4×400m relay
2002Manchester, EnglandDQ (heats)400 metres
3rd4×400 m relay
2003World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United KingdomDQ (heats)4×400 m relay
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic5th4×400 m relay
2004Budapest, Hungary5th4×400m relay
2006Moscow, RussiaDNF (heats)4×400m relay
2006 Commonwealth GamesMelbourne, Australia3rd (heats)4×400 m relay

Notes and References

  1. http://www2.iaaf.org/OLY00/results/data/M/4×4/Rh128.html
  2. http://www2.iaaf.org/OLY00/results/data/M/4×4/Rf.html
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418030052/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mu/tim-munnings-1.html Tim Munnings
  4. http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/bahamas/timothy-munnings-20289#personal-bests Tim Munnings
  5. Web site: Home.