Ryan Brathwaite

Ryan Brathwaite
Personal information
Nationality Barbados
Born (1988-06-06) June 6, 1988 (age 36)
Hillaby, St. Andrew
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
SportRunning
Event110 metres hurdles
College teamBarton County Community College
Achievements and titles
Personal best110 m h: 13.14 s (Berlin 2009)
Medal record
Representing  Barbados
Men's athletics
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Berlin 110 m hurdles
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Mayagüez 110 m hurdles
CAC Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Havanna 110 m hurdles
NACAC U-23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Miramar 110 m hurdles
Pan American Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2007 São Paulo 110 m hurdles
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
Gold medal – first place 2006 Port of Spain 110 m hurdles
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)
Gold medal – first place 2006 Les Abymes 110 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place 2007 Providenciales 110 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place 2005 Bacolet, Tobago 110 m hurdles
World Youth Championships
Silver medal – second place 2005 Marrakesh 110 m hurdles
CAC Junior Championships (U17)
Gold medal – first place 2004 Coatzacoalcos 100 m hurdles
Updated on 22 January 2015

Ryan Brathwaite (born June 6, 1988)[1] is a track and field athlete from Barbados who won the gold medal in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin.[2] In recognition of his achievements, on September 17, 2009 Brathwaite was given the honour of being an ambassador while formally receiving the title Ambassador His Excellency Ryan Brathwaite.[3][better source needed]

He is from the Hillaby district in the parish of St. Andrew. Although he shares a birthplace, surname and speciality with Shane Brathwaite, the two are not related.[4][5]

  1. ^ iaaf.org - Athletes - Brathwaite Ryan Biography
  2. ^ Associated Press, "Brathwaite wins men's 110-meter hurdles at worlds", Aug. 20, 2009[dead link]
  3. ^ "Ryan Brathwaite, Bajan Athlete hurdling his way to the London 2012 Olympics". thecaribbeancurrent.com. 2012-04-21. Archived from the original on 2017-08-11. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
  4. ^ Arcoleo, Laura (2007-07-13). Brathwaite is Barbados first World champion. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-07-11.
  5. ^ Brathwaite follows tradition of top hurdlers. Lubbock Online (2012-05-23). Retrieved on 2014-07-11.