Shane Brathwaite

Shane Rashad Brathwaite (born 8 February 1990 in Bridgetown) is a hurdler from Barbados who competed in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2012 Summer Olympics but did not finish the race in the qualifying heats.^[2] His gold medal in the octathlon at the 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics made him the first person from Barbados to win a gold medal at a global athletics championship.^[3]

Shane Brathwaite

Shane Brathwaite in 2015
Personal information
Nationality	Barbados
Born	(1990-02-08) February 8, 1990 (age 35) Bridgetown, Barbados[1]
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	110 m hurdles
College team	Texas Tech Red Raiders
Coached by	Darryl Woodson
Achievements and titles
Personal best	110 m hurdles 13.21 (+0.8 m/s) (Toronto 2015)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Barbados Pan American Games 2019 Lima 110 m hurdles 2015 Toronto 110 m hurdles Central American and Caribbean Games 2023 San Salvador 110 m hurdles CAC Championships 2013 Morelia 110 m hurdles

He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[4]

Brathwaite competed for Texas Tech University at Lubbock, Texas.^[5] Although he shares a birthplace, surname and specialty with Ryan Brathwaite, the two are not related.^[3][6]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Barbados
2006	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U17)	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	1st	Octathlon	4599 pts
2007	CARIFTA Games (U20)	Providenciales, Turks and Caicos	4th	Heptathlon (junior)	4409 pts
	World Youth Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	1st	Octathlon	6261 pts
2008	CARIFTA Games (U20)	Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis	3rd	4 × 100 m relay	41.59
			1st	Heptathlon (junior)	5006 pts
	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	21st (sf)	400m hurdles	53.09
2009	Pan American Junior Championships	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	3rd	110 m hurdles (99 cm)	13.41
2010	NACAC U23 Championships	Miramar, Florida, United States	4th	110m hurdles	13.80 (+3.1 m/s) w
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	6th	110 m hurdles	14.04
2011	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	4th	110 m hurdles	13.75
2012	NACAC U23 Championships	Irapuato, México	1st	110m hurdles	13.31 (+1.8 m/s) A
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	40.30 A
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	–	110 m hurdles	DNF
2013	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Morelia, Mexico	1st	110m hurdles	13.70
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	39.56
2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	3rd	110 m hurdles	13.49
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	10th (sf)	110m hurdles	13.31
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	8th	60 m hurdles	7.88
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	6th	110 m hurdles	13.32
			14th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	39.19
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	–	200 m	DQ
			6th	110 m hurdles	13.53
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	39.04
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	10th (sf)	200 m	20.96
			1st	110 m hurdles	13.38
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	38.41
	NACAC Championships	Toronto, Canada	3rd	110 m hurdles	13.52
2019	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	1st	110 m hurdles	13.31
	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	6th	110 m hurdles	13.61
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	28th (h)	110 m hurdles	13.64
2022	World Championships	Eugene, United States	5th (sf)	110 m hurdles	13.211
	Commonwealth Games	Birmingham, United Kingdom	2nd	110 m hurdles	13.30
	NACAC Championships	Freeport, Bahamas	4th	110 m hurdles	13.42
2023	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	1st	110 m hurdles	13.64

¹Disqualified in the final