Steven Gardiner
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Bahamian |
Born | Abaco, Bahamas | 12 September 1995
Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in)[1] |
Weight | 94 kg (207 lb)[1] |
Sport | |
Country | Bahamas |
Sport | Track and field |
Event(s) | Sprints |
Coached by | Gary Evans |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | |
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Steven Gardiner (born 12 September 1995) is a Bahamian track and field sprinter competing in the 400 metres and 200 metres. He is the current Olympic and world champion in the 400 m, and also won the silver medal at the 2017 World Championships in that event.[2] His winning time of 43.48 s from the 2019 World Championships is the Bahamian record and makes him the sixth-fastest man in the history of the event.[3] Gardiner also owns the Bahamian records in the 300 m and 200 m, with times of 31.83 s and 19.75 s respectively.
Early life[]
Gardiner was born in Murphy Town, Central Abaco in the Bahamas.[4] During his teenage years Gardiner was a competitive volleyball player, but also ran track and field. Gardiner wanted to transition to track and field in the shorter sprints, but his high school coach said he was too tall, so he became a 400 m runner.[5]
Career[]
Gardiner competed in the sport in his teenage years and ran in the 400 m at the national championships in 2013. He entered three events at the 2014 CARIFTA Games: he only managed fourth in the individual 200 m but claimed a silver in the 4 × 100 m relay and a bronze in the 4 × 400 m relay.[6] He marked himself as one of Bahamas top young athletes with a win at the Bahamian junior championships in June that year.[7] An appearance at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics resulted in a semi-final run in the 200 m and a sixth-place finish in the 4 × 400 m.[8]
His first senior medal came at the 2015 IAAF World Relays, held on home turf, where he gave American competitor Jeremy Wariner a close run in the 4 × 400 m relay, helping the Bahamas to the silver medal alongside Ramon Miller, Michael Mathieu and Chris Brown.[9] He began to focus on the 400 m in the 2015 season and this proved a successful transition. He rapidly improved to become the youngest Bahamian ever, at 19 years old, to run the distance under 45 seconds, and moved up to fourth on the Bahamian all-time lists with a best of 44.64 seconds. He set the time at the Bislett Games, which brought him victory on his debut on the IAAF Diamond League circuit, finishing ahead of Matthew Hudson-Smith and Pavel Maslák.[10][11]
In 2019 he won the 400 m at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, finishing ahead of American favorite Fred Kerley in a national record of 43.48 s, which also made him the sixth fastest man in history after the race.[2]
Statistics[]
All information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.[12]
Personal bests[]
Event | Time | Venue | Date | Notes |
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200 m | 19.75 | Coral Gables, Florida, U.S. | 7 April 2018 | (+0.3 m/s wind) NR |
300 m | 31.83 | Alachua, Florida, U.S. | 5 July 2020 | NR |
400 m | 43.48 | Doha, Qatar | 4 October 2019 | NR |
4×400 m relay | 2:58.49 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 20 August 2016 |
International competitions[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing the Bahamas | |||||
2014 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Fort-de-France, Martinique | 4th | 200 m | 20.87 (+1.3 m/s wind) |
2nd | 4×100 m relay | 40.35 | |||
3rd | 4×400 m relay | 3:11.32 | |||
World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 12th (sf) | 200 m | 20.89 (+1.8 m/s wind) | |
6th | 4×400 m relay | 3:08.08 | |||
2015 | World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 2nd | 4×400 m relay | 2:58.91 |
World Championships | Beijing, China | 16th (sf) | 400 m | 44.98 | |
DQ | 4×400 m relay | Lane violation[13] | |||
2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 11th (sf) | 400 m | 44.72 |
3rd | 4×400 m relay | 2:58.49 | |||
2017 | World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 9th (sf) | 4×400 m relay | 3:05.37 |
1st | 4×400 m relay mixed | 3:14.42 | |||
World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 2nd | 400 m | 44.41 | |
2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 1st | 400 m | 43.48 NR |
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 1st | 400 m | 43.85 |
3rd | 4x400 m relay | 2:58.49 |
400 m circuit wins[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Steven GARDINER". International Channel Services. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Homewood, Brian (4 October 2019). "Gardiner powers away to win dramatic 400 meters". Archived from the original on 6 October 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ "Toplists - All time Top lists - Senior Outdoor - 400 Metres Men". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ Stubbs, Brent (20 April 2015). Steven Gardiner Clocks Personal Best In 400m To Qualify For Iaaf Worlds Archived 2 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Tribune 242. Retrieved on 14 June 2015.
- ^ "Getting to Know Steven Gardiner." Youtube, IAAF Diamond League, 11 May 2018, Getting to know Steven Gardiner Archived 9 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Steven Gardiner Archived 19 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 14 June 2015.
- ^ Moss, Cheroyln (2 July 2014). Steven Gardiner – From Junior to Pro Archived 2 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Bahamas Athletics. Retrieved on 14 June 2015.
- ^ Steven Gardiner Honours Archived 2 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 14 June 2015.
- ^ Minshull, Phil (4 May 2015). Men's 4x400m – IAAF/BTC World Relays, Bahamas 2015 Archived 7 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 14 June 2015.
- ^ Stubbs, Brent (12 June 2015). Gardiner 'Boy Wonder' Archived 2 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Tribune 242. Retrieved on 14 June 2015.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (11 June 2015). Zhang upsets the high jump favourites in Oslo – IAAF Diamond League Archived 14 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 14 June 2015.
- ^ "ATHLETE PROFILE Steven GARDINER". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ "男子4 x 400接力赛 / 4 x 400 Metres Relay Men - Round 1" (PDF). IAAF. 29 August 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
External links[]
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- Steven Gardiner at World Athletics
- Steven Gardiner at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Gold for Gardiner in the 400m | World Athletics Championships 2019 | Doha Moments by IAAF Athletics via YouTube
- Living people
- 1995 births
- People from Central Abaco
- Bahamian male sprinters
- Olympic athletes of the Bahamas
- Olympic bronze medalists for the Bahamas
- Olympic gold medalists for the Bahamas
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- World Athletics Championships athletes for the Bahamas
- World Athletics Championships winners
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics