Ramon Gittens

Barbadian sprinter (born 1987)

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

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)

References

1. Sports-Reference profile
2. "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
3. "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
4. "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-08-25.

External links

• Ramon Gittens at World Athletics