Andrew Tynes

Andrew Tynes (born 13 February 1972) is a retired Bahamian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.

Andrew Tynes

Tynes in 1994
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  Bahamas
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
Silver medal – second place1990 Havana 200 m
Bronze medal – third place1990 Havana 4x100 m relay
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)
Gold medal – first place1991 Port of Spain 200m
Silver medal – second place1990 Kingston 200m

Biography

He won gold medals at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games and the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Championships, and a silver medal at the 1995 Pan American Games.

His personal best time was 20.22 seconds, achieved in April 1993 in El Paso. Tynes also co-holds the Bahamian record in the 4 x 100 metres relay, achieved with teammates Renward Wells, Dominic Demeritte and Iram Lewis.[1]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventPerformance
Representing the  Bahamas
1988Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17)Nassau, Bahamas6th100 m11.25   (0.3 m/s)
7th200 m23.35   (0.3 m/s)
1990CARIFTA Games (U-20)Kingston, Jamaica2nd200 m21.55   (-3.7 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)Havana, Cuba6th100 m10.72   (-0.1 m/s)
2nd200 m21.27   (-0.9 m/s)
3rd4x100 m relay41.74
4th4x400 m relay3:13.62
World Junior ChampionshipsPlovdiv, Bulgaria16th (sf)200 m21.57 (wind: -0.8 m/s)
1991CARIFTA Games (U-20)Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago1st200 m21.11   (-3.7 m/s)
1993Central American and Caribbean GamesPonce, Puerto Rico1st200 m20.64
1995Pan American GamesMar del Plata, Argentina2nd200 m20.33
World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden8th (sf)200 m20.72   (-0.9 m/s)
7th (sf)4 x 100 m relay39.65
1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States(sf)4 x 100 m relayDQ
1997Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsSan Juan, Puerto Rico3rd4 × 100 m relay39.85
World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece6th (h)200 m21.00   (-0.7 m/s)
7th (sf)4 x 100 m relay39.12
1998Central American and Caribbean GamesMaracaibo, Venezuela7th200 m21.24
3rd4 × 100 m relay39.54
2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia5th (h)200 m21.00   (-0.7 m/s)
2001World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada6th (sf)4 x 100 m relay39.20
2002Central American and Caribbean GamesSan Salvador, El Salvador3rd (h)200m21.48 (wind: 1.6 m/s)

References

Notes

Olympians - Andrew Tynes, Bahamas Olympic Committee, retrieved 25 March 2012