Dominic Demeritte
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Dominic Demeritte (born 22 February 1978) is a Bahamian retired track and field sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.
Demeritte was coached for part of his professional career by Henry Rolle.
Career
He became indoor world champion in 2004, his result 20.66 a new Bahamian record at the time.
He attended University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he was a two time NCAA All American.
As of 2022 he is a Track and Field coach at Life University.
Personal bests
- 100 metres – 10.26 (2003)
- 200 metres – 20.21 (2002)
- 400 metres – 47.28 (2002)
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing the Bahamas | |||||
| 1994 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17) | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 3rd | Triple jump | 13.70 m |
| 4th | Heptathlon | 2772 pts | |||
| 1995 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | George Town, Cayman Islands | 7th | 200 m | 21.90 |
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:15.69 | |||
| 1996 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Kingston, Jamaica | 5th (sf) | 100 m | 11.01 (0.3 m/s) |
| 5th | 200 m | 22.06 (-3.2 m/s) | |||
| Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | San Salvador, El Salvador | 3rd | 100 m | 10.73 (1.4 m/s) | |
| 2nd | 200 m | 21.23 (1.0 m/s) | |||
| 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 41.51 | |||
| World Junior Championships | Sydney, Australia | 18th (qf) | 100 m | 10.91 (wind: -2.2 m/s) | |
| 25th (qf) | 200 m | 21.79 (wind: -1.1 m/s) | |||
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 7th (h) | 200 m | 21.41 (-0.4 m/s) |
| 2000 | NACAC Under-25 Championships | Monterrey, Mexico | 2nd | 200 m | 20.85 (wind: -3.9 m/s) |
| Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 6th (h) | 200 m | 21.47 (-0.1 m/s) | |
| 4th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.57 | |||
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 8th (qf) | 200 m | 20.86 (1.1 m/s) |
| 6th (2f) | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.20 | |||
| 2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | 4th | 200 m | 20.21 (1.4 m/s) |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.35 | |||
| NACAC U-25 Championships | San Antonio, United States | 1st | 200 m | 20.60 (wind: +0.5 m/s) | |
| 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.81 | |||
| 2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 3rd | 200 m | 20.92 |
| Central American and Caribbean Championships | St. George's, Grenada | 1st | 200 m | 20.43 | |
| World Championships | Paris, France | 8th (sf) | 200 m | 20.71 (0.6 m/s) | |
| 2004 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 1st | 200 m | 20.66 NR |
| Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 6th (qf) | 200 m | 20.61 (0.5 m/s) | |
| 2005 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Nassau, Bahamas | 3rd | 200 m | 20.47 |
| 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.08 | |||
| World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 7th (qf) | 200 m | 21.25 (-1.1 m/s) | |
| 2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | — | 200 m | DSQ |
| — | 4 × 400 m relay | DNF | |||
| Central American and Caribbean Games | Cartagena, Colombia | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.44 | |
| 2008 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Cali, Colombia | 7th (sf) | 200 m | 21.37 (1.1 m/s) |
External links
- at World Athletics
- at Olympics.com
- at Olympedia
- at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- at InterSportStats