Jeremy Bascom (born 1981) is a Guyanese sprinter.[1][2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's 100 metres, where he equaled the Guyanese national record in the distance.[3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 March 1981 Linden, Guyana |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Guyana |
| Event | Sprint |
| Updated on 12 December 2014. | |
Born in Linden, Guyana, he has lived in the United States of America since 1997, where he attended Long Island University.[4] He also represented Guyana at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India and the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, United Kingdom.[5][6]
Personal bests edit
- 100 m: 10.19 s (wind: +0.0 m/s) –
Omaha, Nebraska, 6 July 2012 - 200 m: 21.74 s (wind: +1.0 m/s) – Emmitsburg, Maryland, 7 May 2005
Achievements edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing the Guyana
| |||||
| 2007 | South American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 10th (h) | 100 m | 10.85 (wind: -0.8 m/s) |
| 11th (h) | 200 m | 21.92 (wind: +1.3 m/s) | |||
| 2008 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Cali, Colombia | 13th (sf) | 100 m | 10.47 (wind: +0.7 m/s) |
| 29th (h) | 200 m | 22.13 w (wind: +2.2 m/s) | |||
| 2010 | Commonwealth Games | Delhi, India | 8th (qf) | 100 m | 10.63 (wind: +0.5 m/s) |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 15th (sf) | 60 m | 6.77 |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 6th (qf) | 100 m | 10.31 (wind: +1.3 m/s) | |
| 2013 | South American Championships | Cartagena, Colombia | 5th | 100 m | 10.43 (wind: +1.3 m/s) |
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 5th (h) | 100 m | 10.58 (wind: -0.8 m/s) |
| – | 4 × 100 m relay | DQ | |||
| Central American and Caribbean Games | Xalapa, México | 8th (h) | 100 m | 10.92 A (wind: +0.4 m/s) | |
| 5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.74 A | |||
| 2021 | South American Championships | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 12th (h) | 100 m | 10.77 |
| 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.02 | |||
References edit
- ^ London2012.com results
- ^ XIX Commonwealth Games – Participant Information – BASCOM Jeremy, retrieved 17 June 2014
- ^ "LONDON 2012 ATHLETICS,100M MEN". IOC. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ "Trio of Former Blackbirds Travel to London to Compete in 2012 Summer Olympics". LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds. 26 July 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- ^ "Jeremy Bascom Athlete Biography". Commonwealth Games Federation. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ "Glasgow 2014 Men's 100 m Round 1 Heat 6". Commonwealth Games Federation. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
External links edit
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