Clarence Nicholas Saunders (born 14 September 1963) is a retired Bermudian

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er. He won a bronze medal at the

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and finished fifth at the

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. Competing for the Boston University Terriers track and field program, Saunders won the 1984 high jump at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships with a mark of 2.27 metres. 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 a ...

. At the

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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 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 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners Boston University Terriers men's track and field athletes Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in athletics {{Bermuda-athletics-bio-stub