Steven Gardiner

Steven Gardiner
Gardiner at the 2019 World Championships
Personal information
NationalityBahamian
Born (1995-09-12) 12 September 1995 (age 29)[1]
Central Abaco, Abaco Islands, Bahamas
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[2]
Weight94 kg (207 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryBahamas
SportTrack and field
EventSprints
Coached byGary Evans
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking1 (weeks 36)
Personal bests
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Bahamas
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 400 m
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×400 m relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Doha 400 m
Silver medal – second place 2017 London 400 m
World Relays
Gold medal – first place 2017 Nassau 4×400 m relay mixed
Silver medal – second place 2015 Nassau 4×400 m relay
CARIFTA Games (Junior)
Silver medal – second place 2014 Fort-de-France 4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Fort-de-France 4×400 m relay

Steven Gardiner (born 12 September 1995) is a Bahamian track and field sprinter competing in the 400 metres and 200 metres. He is the 2020 Olympic and 2019 world champion in the 400 m, and also won the silver medal at the 2017 World Championships in that event.[3] His winning time of 43.48 s from the 2019 World Championships is the Bahamian record and makes him the eighth‑fastest man in the history of the event.[4] Gardiner also owns the Bahamian records in the outdoor 300 m and 200 m, with times of 31.83 s and 19.75 s respectively, and the world best in the indoor 300 m at 31.56 s.

  1. ^ a b "Steven Gardiner". Olympedia.org. OlyMADmen. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  2. ^ "GARDINER Steven". Paris 2024 Olympics. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Reuters 2019 WC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Toplists - All time Top lists - Senior Outdoor - 400 Metres Men". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.