Jeremy Bascom

{{short description|Guyanese sprinter|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{EngvarB|date=January 2019}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

|headercolor = lightblue

|name = Jeremy Bascom

|image =

|image_size =

|caption =

|birth_name =

|fullname =

|nickname =

|nationality =

|residence =

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1981|03|21}}

|birth_place = Linden, Guyana

|death_date =

|death_place =

|height = {{convert|1.70|m|abbr=on}}

|weight = {{convert|73|kg|abbr=on}}

|country = {{GUY}}

|Sport = Athletics

|event = Sprint

|retired =

|show-medals =

|updated = 12 December 2014

|medaltemplates =

}}

Jeremy Bascom (born 1981) is a Guyanese sprinter.[https://archive.today/20130128013914/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/bascom-jeremy-1060796/events/ London2012.com results]{{Citation

| last =

| first =

| date =

| title = XIX Commonwealth Games – Participant Information – BASCOM Jeremy

| url = http://d2010results.thecgf.com/en/Participant.mvc/ParticipantInfo/c27d2b49-fab4-4b79-9127-c372e2087853

| publisher =

| pages =

| language =

| accessdate = 17 June 2014

| archive-date = 27 July 2019

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190727105332/http://d2010results.thecgf.com/en/Participant.mvc/ParticipantInfo/c27d2b49-fab4-4b79-9127-c372e2087853

| url-status = dead

}} At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's 100 metres, where he equaled the Guyanese national record in the distance.{{cite web |url= http://www.olympic.org/olympic-results/london-2012/athletics/100m-m|title= LONDON 2012 ATHLETICS,100M MEN|author= |publisher= IOC |access-date= 5 July 2015 |quote=}}

Born in Linden, Guyana, he has lived in the United States of America since 1997, where he attended Long Island University.{{Cite web |date=26 July 2012 |title=Trio of Former Blackbirds Travel to London to Compete in 2012 Summer Olympics |url=http://www.liuathletics.com/news/2012/7/26/MBB_0726124204.aspx |publisher=LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds |accessdate=10 December 2014}} He also represented Guyana at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India and the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, United Kingdom.{{cite web|url= http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/athletics/1032271/j_bascom.html|title= Jeremy Bascom Athlete Biography|author= |date= 8 August 2014|website= Commonwealth Games Federation|access-date= 5 July 2015|quote= |archive-date= 31 October 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181031044859/http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/athletics/1032271/j_bascom.html|url-status= dead}}{{cite web |url= http://g2014results.thecgf.com/PEVU/PEVU_ATM001906.html |title= Glasgow 2014 Men's 100 m Round 1 Heat 6 |author= |date= 8 August 2014 |website= Commonwealth Games Federation |access-date= 5 July 2015 |quote= |archive-date= 31 October 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181031044909/http://g2014results.thecgf.com/PEVU/PEVU_ATM001906.html |url-status= dead }}