Demetrius Pinder

Demetrius Pinder at the 2012 Olympics

Demetrius Pinder ( Demetrius Rashad Pinder ; born February 13, 1989 in Grand Bahama ) is a Bahamian sprinter who specializes in the 400-meter run .

In 2011 he was NCAA indoor champion and reached the semi- finals at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu . At the World Indoor Championships in 2012 in Istanbul, he won silver.

Pinder celebrated his most important success at the 2012 Olympic Games in London . Together with Chris Brown , Michael Mathieu and Ramon Miller , he set a new national record with the Bahamian season in 2: 56.72 minutes. The quartet surprisingly secured the gold medal in front of the favored US team.

Demetrius Pinder is trained by Pat Henry. He is studying at Texas A&M University , is mentored by Charisma Sports Management and sponsored by Nike .

Personal bests

• 200 m : 20.54 s, March 19, 2011, San Diego
  • Hall: 20.50 s, February 3, 2012, Albuquerque (Bahamian record)
• 400 m: 44.78 s, June 25, 2011, Freeport
  • Hall: 45.33 s, March 12, 2011, College Station (Bahamian record)

Web links

Commons : Demetrius Pinder  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Demetrius Pinder in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
• Athlete portrait of Demetrius Pinder at the IAAF (English)

Footnotes

1. ↑ Texas A&M Official Athletic Site: Demetrius Pinder Biography
2. ↑ Charisma Sports Management: Demetrius Pinder ( Memento of the original from August 12, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.