Shavez Hart

Shavez Hart

Personal information
Born (1992-09-06) September 6, 1992
Sport
Country  Bahamas
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 100 metres

Shavez Hart (born September 6, 1992) is a Bahamian track and field sprinter, who mainly competes in the 100 metres and 200 metres. His personal best of 10.10 seconds makes him the second fastest Bahamian of all time behind Derrick Atkins, and fastest Bahamian-born sprinter. His personal best of 20.23 makes him the third fastest Bahamian of all time.

He is a graduate of St. Georges High School in Freeport, Bahamas. He was the bronze medallist in the 100 m individual and relay events at the 2011 CARIFTA Games.[1] At the 2011 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships he false started in the 100 m final but took the bronze with the Bahamian relay quartet.[2]

He competed for South Plains College with compatriot Trevorvano Mackey, winning a sprint double at the 2012 National Junior College Championships, before transferring to Texas A&M University.[3] They both teamed up to break the Bahamian national record in the 4×100 metres relay in Morelia, Mexico, winning the gold medal at the 2013 CAC Championships in the process.[4]

Personal bests

Event Time Venue Date
60 metres 6.65 College Station, Texas, United States February 15, 2013
100 metres 10.10 Waco, Texas April 18, 2015
200 metres 20.23 Starkville, Mississippi, United States May 16, 2015

References

  1. CARIFTA Games 2011. World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2013-07-13.
  2. Pan American Junior Championships 2011. World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2013-07-13.
  3. "Shavez Hart pulls off sprint double in the NJCAA / The Tribune". Retrieved 2013-07-13.
  4. Robinson, Javier Clavelo (2013-07-08). Fisher and Adams impress in the Sprints at Central American and Caribbean Championships. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-07-13.


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