Derek Mandell

Derek Mandell
Personal information
Nationality  Guam
Born (1986-09-18) September 18, 1986
Tamuning, Guam
Height 173 cm (68 in)
Weight 61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 800m
Updated on 6 May 2013.

Derek Mandell (born in Tamuning, Guam) is a Guamanian middle-distance runner.[1] He took part in the 2008 Oceania Athletics Championships, winning bronze, and 2008 Summer Olympics, where he broke the national Men's 800m record even though Mandell was eliminated in the first round.

He later competed in the 2010 Guam Athletics Championships, where he won two gold medals, the 2011 Pacific Games, where he won a silver medal, and the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, where he set a personal best time of 1:57.11.

He also competed in the Men's 800m event at the 2012 Summer Olympics but was again eliminated in the first round.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Guam
2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 34th (h) 1500m 4:27.27
2005 South Pacific Mini Games Koror, Palau 3rd 5000 m 17:12.43 min
2006 Micronesian Games Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands 1st 800 m 2:03.76 min
1st 1500 m 4:11.92 min GR
1st 5000 m 16:52.85 min
1st 10,000 m 35:47.58 min
Oceania Championships Apia, Samoa 3rd 1500 m 4:06.35 min
2nd 5000 m 16:18.83 min
3rd 6 km Cross country 27:12 min
2008 Oceania Championships Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands 3rd 1500 m 4:05.79 min
2010 Micronesian Games Koror, Palau 1st 800 m 1:58.10 min GR
1st 1500 m 4:16.87 min
1st 10 km road race 37:48.44
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:36.05
2011 Oceania Championships (Regional Division West) Apia, Samoa 1st 1500 m 4:04.59 min
Pacific Games Nouméa, New Caledonia 2nd 1500 m 4:02.95 min
2012 Oceania Championships (Regional Division West) Cairns, Australia 3rd 800 m 1:56.51 min
1st 1500 m 4:02.81 min

References

  1. "Derek Mandell". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Retrieved 11 September 2012.


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