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Nationality | Barbados | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Bridgetown, Barbados[1] | February 8, 1990|||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 110 m hurdles | |||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Texas Tech Red Raiders | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Darryl Woodson | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal best | 110 m hurdles 13.21 (+0.8 m/s) (Toronto 2015) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Shane Rashad Brathwaite (born 8 February 1990 in Bridgetown) is a hurdler from Barbados who competed in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2012 Summer Olympics but did not finish the race in the qualifying heats.[2] His gold medal in the octathlon at the 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics made him the first person from Barbados to win a gold medal at a global athletics championship.[3]
He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]
Brathwaite competed for Texas Tech University at Lubbock, Texas.[5] Although he shares a birthplace, surname and specialty with Ryan Brathwaite, the two are not related.[3][6]