Henry-Bernard Baptiste

Henry-Bernard Baptiste
nation	Mauritius
birthday	12th March 1989 (age 31)
place of birth	Rodrigues , Mauritius
size	185 cm
Weight	113 kg
Career
discipline	Shot put
Best performance	18.35 m
status	active
last change: March 27, 2020

Henry-Bernard Baptiste (born March 12, 1989 in Rodrigues ) is a shot putter from Mauritius and his country's current record holder in this discipline.

Athletic career

Henry-Bernard Baptiste gained his first international experience at the 2015 African Games in Brazzaville , where he finished fifth with a width of 16.55 m. The following year he reached ninth place at the African Championships in Durban with 16.71 m and in 2017 he won the bronze medal behind the Congolese Franck Elemba and Bob Bertemes from Luxembourg at the Francophonie Games in Abidjan with 17.56 m . In 2018 he took part in the Commonwealth Games in the Australian Gold Coast for the first time , where he was eliminated with 17.20 m in qualification before he finished sixth at the African Championships in Asaba with 17.99 m. In 2019 he finished eighth at the Africa Games in Rabat with a width of 17.88 m.

Personal best

• Shot put: 18.35 m, May 6, 2018 in Tomblaine ( Mauritian record )
  • Shot put (hall): 18.20 m, February 2, 2019 in Luxembourg ( Mauritian record )

Web links

• Henry Bernard Baptiste in the database of World Athletics (English)
• Athlete profile at the CG2018