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Ryan Brathwaite

Personal information
Nationality	Barbados
Born	(1988-06-06) June 6, 1988 (age 37) Hillaby, St. Andrew
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
Sport	Running
Event(s)	110 metres hurdles
College team	Barton County Community College
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	110 m h: 13.14 s (Berlin 2009)
Medal record Representing  Barbados Men's athletics World Championships Gold 2009 Berlin 110 m hurdles Central American and Caribbean Games Gold 2010 Mayagüez 110 m hurdles CAC Championships Silver 2009 Havanna 110 m hurdles NACAC U-23 Championships Silver 2010 Miramar 110 m hurdles Pan American Junior Championships Bronze 2007 São Paulo 110 m hurdles CAC Junior Championships (U20) Gold 2006 Port of Spain 110 m hurdles CARIFTA Games Junior (U20) Gold 2006 Les Abymes 110 m hurdles Gold 2007 Providenciales 110 m hurdles Silver 2005 Bacolet, Tobago 110 m hurdles World Youth Championships Silver 2005 Marrakesh 110 m hurdles CAC Junior Championships (U17) Gold 2004 Coatzacoalcos 100 m hurdles
Updated on 22 January 2015.

Ryan Brathwaite is a famous track and field athlete from Barbados. He was born on June 6, 1988. Ryan is best known for winning the gold medal in the 110 metres hurdles race at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin. This was a huge achievement for him and his country. Because of his success, he was even given the special title of Ambassador Ryan Brathwaite in September 2009.

Ryan grew up in the Hillaby area of St. Andrew, Barbados. Interestingly, another hurdler named Shane Brathwaite shares his last name and hometown, but they are not related.

Ryan's Athletics Journey

Ryan Brathwaite started his international career at a young age. He quickly showed his talent in hurdling.

Early Competitions

• In 2005, Ryan competed in the 2005 World Youth Championships in Athletics. He won a silver medal in the 110-meter hurdles.
• He continued to succeed in regional events. In 2006, he won the CAC Junior Championships.
• Ryan then moved up to compete against senior athletes. He took part in the 2007 World Championships in Athletics. He made it to the semi-finals in the sprint hurdles.
• He also represented Barbados at the 2007 Pan American Games. He finished in fourth place there.

Setting New Records

• In 2008, Ryan set a new national record for Barbados. He ran 13.49 seconds in a heat at the 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics.
• He improved his record even more at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He ran 13.38 seconds in the heats. He reached the Olympic semi-finals before being knocked out.

Becoming a World Champion

• In 2009, Ryan broke a championship record at the 2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics. He did this in the semi-finals. However, he finished second in the final to Dayron Robles.
• Later that year, at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, some top competitors were not able to race. Ryan took this chance to shine.
• He set a new personal best time of 13.18 seconds in the semi-finals.
• Then, in the final, he ran even faster, finishing in 13.14 seconds. This amazing time won him the gold medal!
• At just 21 years old, Ryan became the youngest ever world champion in the 110-meter hurdles.
• After his big win, he also won gold at the Memorial Van Damme meeting. He ended his successful year with another gold at the 2009 IAAF World Athletics Final.

Ryan's Best Times

These are Ryan Brathwaite's fastest times in his main events:

Event	Result	Place	Date
Outdoors
110 m hurdles	13.14 s	Berlin	August 20, 2009
Indoors
60 m hurdles	7.61 s	New York, New York	January 29, 2010

Major Achievements

Ryan Brathwaite has won many medals and achieved great results representing Barbados:

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Barbados
2004	CAC Junior Championships (U-17)	Coatzacoalcos, México	7th (h)	100 m	11.71 s
			1st	100 m hurdles (91.4 cm)	13.20 s
2005	CARIFTA Games (U-20)	Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago	2nd	110 m hurdles (106.7 cm)	14.64 s
	World Youth Championships	Marrakech, Morocco	2nd	110 m hurdles (91.4 cm)	13.44 s
	Pan American Junior Championships	Windsor, Ontario, Canada	5th	110m hurdles (106.7 cm)	14.79 s
2006	CARIFTA Games (U-20)	Les Abymes, Guadeloupe	1st	110 m hurdles (99.0 cm)	13.85 s CR
	CAC Junior Championships (U-20)	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	1st	110 m hurdles (99.0 cm)	13.69 s CR
	World Junior Championships	Beijing, China	—	110m hurdles (99.0 cm)	DQ
2007	CARIFTA Games (U-20)	Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands	1st	110 m hurdles (99.0 cm)	13.42 s CR
	ALBA Games	Caracas, Venezuela	2nd	110 m hurdles	13.91 s
	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	4th	110 m hurdles	13.70 s
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	24th (sf)	110 m hurdles	13.87 s
	Pan American Junior Championships	São Paulo, Brazil	3rd	110m hurdles (99.0 cm)	13.61 s
2008	CAC Championships	Cali, Colombia	4th	110 m hurdles	13.66 s
	NACAC Under-23 Championships	Toluca, México	2nd	110m hurdles	13.50 s
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	7th (sf)	110 m hurdles	13.59 s
2009	CAC Championships	La Habana, Cuba	2nd	110 m hurdles	13.31 s
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	1st	110 m hurdles	13.14 s NR
	World Athletics Final	Thessaloniki, Greece	1st	110m hurdles	13.16 s
2010	NACAC Under-23 Championships	Miramar, Florida, United States	2nd	110 m hurdles	13.10 s
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	1st	110 m hurdles	13.39 s
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	18th (h)	110 m hurdles	13.57 s
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	5th	110 m hurdles	13.40 s
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	14th (sf)	110m hurdles	13.64 s
2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	5th	110m hurdles	13.63 s
	Pan American Sports Festival	Ciudad de México, México	1st	110m hurdles	13.41 s

More About Ryan

• Barbados at the Olympics

See also

In Spanish: Ryan Brathwaite para niños