Ramon Gittens

Ramon Gittens

Gittens at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships
Personal information
Nationality	Barbados
Born	(1987-07-20) July 20, 1987 Bridgetown, Barbados
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	100 metres
College team	Saint Augustine's College
Medal record World Indoor Championships 2016 Portland 60 m Pan American Games 2015 Toronto 100 m CAC Championshipa 2013 Morelia 100 m

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

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Barbados
2002	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U17)	Bridgetown, Barbados	14th (h)	100 m	11.63
			11th (h)	200 m	22.79
			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
			2nd	4 × 100 m	42.13
	World Youth Championships	Sherbrooke, Canada	19th (h)	100 m	10.851
			16th (h)	200 m	22.031
	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
			2nd	200 m	21.12
			2nd	4 × 100 m	40.68
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	3rd	100 m	10.56
			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	20.941
	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	2nd	100 m	10.07
			4th	4 × 100 m	38.79
	NACAC Championships	San José, Costa Rica	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

¹Did not start in the semifinals

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 10.02 (+1.9 m/s, Montverde 2013)
• 200 metres – 20.44 (Arima 2014)

Indoor

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

External links

• Ramon Gittens at World Athletics