Demetrius Pinder (born 13 February 1989) is a Bahamian male

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athlete who competes in the

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. His personal best for the event is 44.77 seconds. At the

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he was a 400 m finalist and relay gold medallist. He was born in Freeport, Grand Bahama where he attended Tabernacle Baptist Christian Academy. In March 2011 he broke the 400 m indoor Bahamian national record of 45.78 previously held by

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with his 45.33 win at the 2011 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships. He won a 400 m silver medal in the

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. He placed seventh in the 400 m final at

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. He also won gold at the 2012 London Olympics with the Bahamas 4x400 team, of himself,

Michael Mathieu Michael Mathieu (born 24 June 1984) is a retired Bahamian sprinter from Freeport, Grand Bahama who specialized in the 200 metres and 400 metres. He was part of the Bahamian silver medal-winning team in the men's 4×400 metres relay at the 2008 ...

and Ramon Miller beating medal favorites USA with a national record. In 2013 his Olympic Gold medal was stolen out of his vehicle in

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, but it was later retrieved by local police.

Personal bests

International competitions

References

External links

TEXAS A&M PROFILE
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TNF Bahamas/MileSplit Athlete Profile
*http://www.flashresults.com/2011_Meets/indoor/03-11-NCAADiv1/Results3-2.htm *http://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=1770776 *http://www.trackalerts.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4126:pinder-riley-williams-strike-gold-at-ncaa-d1-nationals&catid=3806:lead-stories&Itemid=82
Pinder 4x 400m Relay Carifta 2006
1989 births Living people Bahamian male sprinters People from Freeport, Bahamas Texas A&M Aggies men's track and field athletes Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for the Bahamas Olympic gold medalists for the Bahamas Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for the Bahamas Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Essex County College alumni Junior college men's track and field athletes in the United States {{Bahamas-athletics-bio-stub