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]
He broke a championship record the following year at the 2009 CAC Championships, which he achieved in the semi-finals. However, he was beaten in the final by the reigning Olympic champion Dayron Robles. At the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, neither Robles nor the defending world champion Liu Xiang were present for the final as they withdrew due to injury. Brathwaite took advantage of this, setting a new best of 13.18 in the semi-finals, and he improved to 13.14 to win the gold and become the 2009 world champion. At 21 years old, he was the youngest ever champion for the event.[7] After the gold medal, he won at the Memorial Van Damme meeting and closed a successful year with another gold at the 2009 IAAF World Athletics Final.
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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 Ryan BrathwaitePersonal informationNationality BarbadosBorn 1988 06 06 June 6 1988 age 35 Hillaby St AndrewHeight1 85 m 6 ft 1 in Weight77 kg 170 lb SportSportRunningEvent110 metres hurdlesCollege teamBarton County Community CollegeAchievements and titlesPersonal best110 m h 13 14 s Berlin 2009 Medal record Representing Barbados Men s athletics World Championships 2009 Berlin 110 m hurdles Central American and Caribbean Games 2010 Mayaguez 110 m hurdles CAC Championships 2009 Havanna 110 m hurdles NACAC U 23 Championships 2010 Miramar 110 m hurdles Pan American Junior Championships 2007 Sao Paulo 110 m hurdles CAC Junior Championships U20 2006 Port of Spain 110 m hurdles CARIFTA Games Junior U20 2006 Les Abymes 110 m hurdles 2007 Providenciales 110 m hurdles 2005 Bacolet Tobago 110 m hurdles World Youth Championships 2005 Marrakesh 110 m hurdles CAC Junior Championships U17 2004 Coatzacoalcos 100 m hurdlesUpdated on 22 January 2015 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 Contents 1 Career 2 Personal bests 3 Achievements 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksCareer editHe first ran on the world stage at the 2005 World Youth Championships in Athletics taking the silver medal in the 110 meter hurdles More success came in regional competition when he won the 2006 CAC Junior Championships He competed as a senior athlete at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics and he reached the sprint hurdles semi finals He also represented Barbados at the 2007 Pan American Games where he finished in fourth place Brathwaite set a national record at the 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics winning his heat in a time of 13 49 seconds and finishing fourth in the final 6 He improved this further at the 2008 Summer Olympics running 13 38 seconds in the heats He made it through to the Olympic semi finals before being knocked out He broke a championship record the following year at the 2009 CAC Championships which he achieved in the semi finals However he was beaten in the final by the reigning Olympic champion Dayron Robles At the 2009 World Championships in Athletics neither Robles nor the defending world champion Liu Xiang were present for the final as they withdrew due to injury Brathwaite took advantage of this setting a new best of 13 18 in the semi finals and he improved to 13 14 to win the gold and become the 2009 world champion At 21 years old he was the youngest ever champion for the event 7 After the gold medal he won at the Memorial Van Damme meeting and closed a successful year with another gold at the 2009 IAAF World Athletics Final Personal bests editEvent Result Venue Date Outdoor 110 m hurdles 13 14 s wind 0 1 m s nbsp Berlin 20 Aug 2009 Indoor 60 m hurdles 7 61 s nbsp New York New York 29 Jan 2010Achievements editYear Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing nbsp Barbados 2004 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships U 17 Coatzacoalcos Mexico 7th h 100 m 11 71 s wind 1 1 m s 1st 100 m hurdles 91 4 cm 13 20 s w wind 2 5 m s 2005 CARIFTA Games U 20 Bacolet Trinidad and Tobago 2nd 110 m hurdles 106 7 cm 14 64 s wind 0 7 m s World Youth Championships Marrakech Morocco 2nd 110 m hurdles 91 4 cm 13 44 s wind 1 1 m s Pan American Junior Championships Windsor Ontario Canada 5th 110m hurdles 106 7 cm 14 79 wind 1 6 m s 2006 CARIFTA Games U 20 Les Abymes Guadeloupe 1st 110 m hurdles 99 0 cm 13 85 s CR wind 1 4 m s Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships U 20 Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago 1st 110 m hurdles 99 0 cm 13 69 s CR wind 1 6 m s World Junior Championships Beijing China 110m hurdles 99 0 cm DQ 2007 CARIFTA Games U 20 Providenciales Turks and Caicos Islands 1st 110 m hurdles 99 0 cm 13 42 s CR wind 0 2 m s ALBA Games Caracas Venezuela 2nd 110 m hurdles 13 91 s wind 0 6 m s Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro Brazil 4th 110 m hurdles 13 70 s wind 0 4 m s World Championships Osaka Japan 24th sf 110 m hurdles 13 87 s wind 0 3 m s Pan American Junior Championships Sao Paulo Brazil 3rd 110m hurdles 99 0 cm 13 61 wind 0 9 m s 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships Cali Colombia 4th 110 m hurdles 13 66 s w wind 2 3 m s NACAC Under 23 Championships Toluca Mexico 2nd 110m hurdles 13 50 wind 1 0 m s A Olympic Games Beijing China 7th sf 110 m hurdles 13 59 s wind 0 4 m s 2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships La Habana Cuba 2nd 110 m hurdles 13 31 s w wind 2 5 m s World Championships Berlin Germany 1st 110 m hurdles 13 14 s wind 0 1 m s NR World Athletics Final Thessaloniki Greece 1st 110m hurdles 13 16 wind 0 3 m s 2010 NACAC Under 23 Championships Miramar Florida United States 2nd 110 m hurdles 13 10 s w wind 3 1 m s Central American and Caribbean Games Mayaguez Puerto Rico 1st 110 m hurdles 13 39 s 2011 World Championships Daegu South Korea 18th h 110 m hurdles 13 57 s wind 1 0 m s 2012 Olympic Games London United Kingdom 5th 110 m hurdles 13 40 s 2013 World Championships Moscow Russia 14th sf 110m hurdles 13 64 wind 0 3 m s 2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow United Kingdom 5th 110m hurdles 13 63 wind 0 3 m s Pan American Sports Festival Ciudad de Mexico Mexico 1st 110m hurdles 13 41 A wind 0 1 m s See also editBarbados at the OlympicsReferences edit iaaf org Athletes Brathwaite Ryan Biography Associated Press Brathwaite wins men s 110 meter hurdles at worlds Aug 20 2009 dead link 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 Arcoleo Laura 2007 07 13 Brathwaite is Barbados first World champion IAAF Retrieved on 2014 07 11 Brathwaite follows tradition of top hurdlers Lubbock Online 2012 05 23 Retrieved on 2014 07 11 Campeonato CAC de Atletismo 2008 AthleCAC Retrieved on 2010 03 09 Arcoleo Laura 2009 08 20 More to come from hurdles surprise Brathwaite Archived 2009 08 26 at the Wayback Machine IAAF Retrieved on 2010 03 09 External links editRyan Brathwaite at World Athletics nbsp Ryan Brathwaite at Olympics at Sports Reference com archived Olympic Games Preceded byBradley Ally Flagbearer for nbsp BarbadosLondon 2012 Succeeded byRamon Gittens Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ryan Brathwaite amp oldid 1183826794, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
