Andrew Tynes (born 13 February 1972) is a retired Bahamian sprinter who specialized in the

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Biography

He won gold medals at the

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and the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Championships, and a silver medal at the

1995 Pan American Games The 1995 Pan American Games, officially known as the XII Pan American Games () and commonly known as Mar del Plata 1995, were held in Mar del Plata, Argentina, from 12 to 26 March 1995. After 44 years, this was the Pan American Games' first retur ...

. His personal best time was 20.22 seconds, achieved in April 1993 in

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. Tynes also co-holds the Bahamian record in the

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, achieved with teammates

Renward Wells Renward Ricardo Wells (born 23 February 1970) is a Bahamian politician and retired sprinter who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bamboo Town from 2012 to 2021. In sprinting, he specialized in the 100 metres. He competed at the Carift ...

Dominic Demeritte Dominic Demeritte (born 22 February 1978) is a retired track and field sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. Demeritte was coached some part of his professional career by Henry Rolle. Career He became indoor world champion in 2004, his ...

and Iram Lewis.Commonwealth All-Time Lists (Men)
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tynes, Andrew 1972 births Living people Bahamian male sprinters Pan American Games silver medalists for the Bahamas Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for the Bahamas UTEP Miners men's track and field athletes Pan American Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for the Bahamas Competitors at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners