Bahamian sprinter (born 1978)
Dominic Demeritte
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| Born | (1978-02-22)22 February 1978 (age 47)
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| Sport | Track and field |
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Dominic Demeritte (born 22 February 1978) is a retiredtrack and fieldsprinter who specialized in the200 metres.
Demeritte was coached for part of his professional career byHenry Rolle.
He became indoor world champion in 2004,[1] his result 20.66 a new Bahamian record at the time.[2]
He attended University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he was a two time NCAA All American.[3]
As of 2022 he is a Track and Field coach atLife University.[4]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 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,México | 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,England | 4th | 200 m | 20.21 (1.4 m/s) |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.35 |
| NACAC U-25 Championships | San Antonio, Texas,United States | 1st | 200 m | 20.60(wind: +0.5 m/s) |
| 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.81 |
| 2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham,England | 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 | 20.66NR |
| 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) |
