Clarence Saunders (athlete)
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Clarence Nicholas "Nick" Saunders (born 14 September 1963) is a retired Bermudian high jumper. He won a bronze medal at the 1982 Commonwealth Games and finished fifth at the
1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...
. In 1989 he held the Commonwealth record with 2.34 metres, but this was equalled by
Dalton Grant Dalton Grant (born 8 April 1966) is a former high jumper. Athletics career Grant won a total number of four national titles for Great Britain (AAA Championships) in the men's high jump event. His personal best jump is 2.36 metres, achieved ...
. At the 1990 Commonwealth Games in
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, Saunders would jump 2.36 to take the Commonwealth record and the gold medal ahead of Grant. 2.36 metres remained Saunders' career best jump, and it is still a Bermudian record. Dalton Grant would later improve his personal best to 2.36 metres (2.37 metres indoor IAAF top lists, high jump, indoor
/ref>). He also still holds the national record for the
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, set in 1994.


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1963 births Living people People from Paget Parish Bermudian male high jumpers Olympic athletes for Bermuda Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Pan American Games competitors for Bermuda Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Bermuda Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Bermuda Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Bermuda Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Competitors at the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Bermuda Universiade medalists for Bermuda Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 1983 Summer Universiade Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games {{Bermuda-athletics-bio-stub