| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1966-06-22)22 June 1966 (age 59) Nassau, Bahamas |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
Timothy Alexander "Tim" Munnings (born 22 June 1966 inNassau) is aBahamian athlete who mainly competes in the400 metres.
At the2000 Summer Olympics he ran in the heats for the Bahamian team who eventually won the bronze medal.[1][2][3]
His personal best time is 45.81 seconds, achieved in June 2001 in Nassau.[4] Set the day after his 35th birthday, at the time, it stood as theMasters M35 World record for over three years. Later that year, he anchored theWorld Champion relay team inNational Record time, sprinting past Jamaica with a speedy final 100 m.[5] While Bahamas lost to the United States in both the 2000 Olympics and 2001 World Championships, the USA was disqualified years later due to thePED doping violation byAntonio Pettigrew. After numerous appeals, the Bahamian team medals were upgraded. During the 2013 medal ceremony, Munnings was credited by teammateCarl Oliver with starting the Olympic renaissance that developed into Bahamian medal success through the decade.[6]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 12th (heats) | 4 × 400 m relay |
| 1996 | Summer Olympics | Atlanta, United States | 7th | 4 × 400 m relay |
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 7th | 4 × 400 m relay |
| 2000 | Summer Olympics | Sydney, Australia | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 1st[5] | 4 × 400 m relay |
| 2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, England | DQ (heats) | 400 metres |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | |||
| 2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | DQ (heats) | 4 × 400 m relay |
| Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | |
| 2004 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 5th | 4 × 400 m relay |
| 2006 | World Indoor Championships | Moscow, Russia | DNF (heats) | 4 × 400 m relay |
| 2006 Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 3rd (heats) | 4 × 400 m relay |
