Leevan Sands

Leevan Sands
Personal information
Born (1981-08-16) August 16, 1981
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Country  Bahamas
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Triple jump
Updated on 15 August 2012.

Leevan Sands (born August 16, 1981 Nassau) is a Bahamian triple jumper.

His personal best jump is 17.59 metres, achieved in 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. This is the current Bahamian record.[1] He went to High School at Florida Air Academy He was suspended from March 2006 to September 2006 for testing positive on the prohibited substance levomethamphetamine.[2]

Sands competed for the Bahamas in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, but he did not qualify for the finals.[3] He was the flag bearer for the closing ceremonies.[4]

Sands is the cousin of hurdler Shamar Sands.[5]

Achievements

References

  1. Bahamian athletics records
  2. "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  3. "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony". 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  4. Shumack, Kimberly (21-02-05). Q & A with Auburn Track and Field Athlete Shamar Sands. Auburn Athletes. Retrieved on 2009-05-10.
  5. 2007 Pan American Games, men's triple jump final


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