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Joey Wells

{{short description|Bahamian long jumper}}

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{{MedalSport | Men's athletics}}

{{MedalCountry| {{BAH}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|CAC Junior Championships (U20)}}

{{MedalGold |1984 San Juan | Long jump}}

{{MedalGold |1982 Bridgetown | Long jump}}

{{MedalSilver |1982 Bridgetown | 200 m}}

{{MedalBronze |1984 San Juan | 4x100 m relay}}

{{MedalCompetition|CAC Junior Championships (U17)}}

{{MedalGold |1980 Nassau | Long jump}}

{{MedalBronze |1980 Nassau | Heptathlon}}

{{MedalCompetition|CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)}}

{{MedalGold |1984 Nassau|Long Jump}}

{{MedalGold |1983 Fort-de-France|Long Jump}}

{{MedalGold |1982 Kingston|Long Jump}}

{{MedalSilver |1983 Fort-de-France|200m}}

{{MedalCompetition|CARIFTA Games
Youth (U17)}}

{{MedalGold |1980 Hamilton|Long Jump}}

{{MedalSilver |1980 Hamilton|200m}}

{{MedalSilver |1980 Hamilton|400m}}

{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Junior Championships}}

{{MedalGold |1984 Nassau|Long Jump}}

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Joseph ("Joey") Wells (born December 22, 1965) is a retired male long jumper from the Bahamas, best known for finishing sixth at the 1984 Olympic Games.

Achievements

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colspan="6"|Representing the {{BAH}}
rowspan = "7"|1980

|rowspan = "3"|CARIFTA Games (U-17)

|rowspan = "3"|Hamilton, Bermuda

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|200 m

|22.74

bgcolor=silver|2nd

|400 m

|50.05

bgcolor=gold|1st

|Long jump

|7.02 m

rowspan = "4"|Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships (U-17)

|rowspan = "4"|Nassau, Bahamas

|5th

|200 m

|23.0

5th

|400 m

|50.0

bgcolor=gold|1st

|Long jump

|6.93 m

bgcolor=cc9966|3rd

|Heptathlon

|3963 pts

1981

|CARIFTA Games (U-20)

|Nassau, Bahamas

|5th

|Long jump

|7.09 m

rowspan = "6"|1982

|CARIFTA Games (U-20)

|Kingston, Jamaica

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|Long jump

|7.21 m

rowspan = "4"|Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships (U-20)

|rowspan = "4"|Bridgetown, Barbados

|7th

|100 m

|10.95

bgcolor=silver|2nd

|200 m

|21.29

6th

|4 × 100 m relay

|42.66

bgcolor=gold|1st

|Long jump

|7.60 m

Central American and Caribbean Games

|Havana, Cuba

|5th

|Long jump

|7.57 m

rowspan = "5"|1983

|rowspan = "2"|CARIFTA Games (U-20)

|rowspan = "2"|Fort-de-France, Martinique

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|200 m

|21.27

bgcolor=gold|1st

|Long jump

|7.80 m

rowspan = "2"|Central American and Caribbean Championships

|rowspan = "2"|Havana, Cuba

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|4 × 100 m relay

|40.34

bgcolor="silver" | 2nd

|Long jump

|8.04 m

World Championships

|Helsinki, Finland

|20th

|Long jump

|7.69 m

rowspan = "4"|1984

|CARIFTA Games (U-20)

|Nassau, Bahamas

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|Long jump

|7.36 m

rowspan = "2"|Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships (U-20)

|rowspan = "2"|San Juan, Puerto Rico

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|Long jump

|7.55 m

bgcolor=cc9966|3rd

|4 × 100 m relay

|42.74

Olympic Games

|Los Angeles, United States

|6th

|Long jump

|7.97 m

References

  • {{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/we/joey-wells-1.html |title=Joey Wells |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105021433/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/we/joey-wells-1.html |archive-date=2012-11-05 |url-status=dead}}

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Category:1965 births

Category:Living people

Category:Bahamian male long jumpers

Category:Competitors at the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games

Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Category:Olympic athletes for the Bahamas

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