Ryan Brathwaite

{{Infobox athlete

| name = Ryan Brathwaite

| image = Ryan Brathwaite (BAR) (3855095671).jpg

| nationality = {{BAR}}

| sport = Running

| event = 110 metres hurdles

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|06|06|mf=yes}}

| birth_place = Hillaby, St. Andrew

|collegeteam = Barton County Community College

| residence =

| height ={{height|m=1.85}}

| weight ={{convert|77|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

| pb =

110 m h: 13.14 s (Berlin 2009)

|updated = 22 January 2015

| medaltemplates =

{{Medal|Country |{{BAR}} }}

}}

Ryan Brathwaite (born June 6, 1988)[http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=BAR/athcode=208833/index.html iaaf.org - Athletes - Brathwaite Ryan Biography] is a track and field athlete from Barbados who won the gold medal in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin.[https://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/08/20/sports-ath-worlds-men-apos-s-110-hurdles_6800205.html Associated Press, "Brathwaite wins men's 110-meter hurdles at worlds", Aug. 20, 2009]{{dead link|date=January 2022|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} In recognition of his achievements, on September 17, 2009 Brathwaite was given the honour of being an ambassador while formally receiving the title Ambassador His Excellency Ryan Brathwaite.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thecaribbeancurrent.com/ryan-brathwaite-bajan-athlete-hurdling-his-way-to-the-london-2012-olympics/|title=Ryan Brathwaite, Bajan Athlete hurdling his way to the London 2012 Olympics|date=2012-04-21|work=thecaribbeancurrent.com|access-date=2017-08-10|language=en-US|archive-date=2017-08-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811060827/https://www.thecaribbeancurrent.com/ryan-brathwaite-bajan-athlete-hurdling-his-way-to-the-london-2012-olympics/|url-status=dead}}{{Better source|reason=I've found a reference but I'm not sure it's very good|date=August 2017}}

He is from the Hillaby district in the parish of St. Andrew. Although he shares a birthplace, surname and speciality with Shane Brathwaite, the two are not related.Arcoleo, Laura (2007-07-13). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/brathwaite-is-barbados-first-world-champion Brathwaite is Barbados first World champion]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-07-11.[http://lubbockonline.com/sports-red-raiders-track/2012-05-23/brathwaite-follows-tradition-top-hurdlers#.U8Bd4UC8qt8 Brathwaite follows tradition of top hurdlers]. Lubbock Online (2012-05-23). Retrieved on 2014-07-11.

Career

He first ran on the world stage at the 2005 World Youth Championships in Athletics, taking the silver medal in the 110 meter hurdles. More success came in regional competition when he won the 2006 CAC Junior Championships. He competed as a senior athlete at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics and he reached the sprint hurdles semi-finals. He also represented Barbados at the 2007 Pan American Games where he finished in fourth place.

Brathwaite set a national record at the 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics, winning his heat in a time of 13.49 seconds and finishing fourth in the final.[http://www.athlecac.org/estadisticas/resultsMeet.asp?Meet=5338 Campeonato CAC de Atletismo 2008]. AthleCAC. Retrieved on 2010-03-09. He improved this further at the 2008 Summer Olympics, running 13.38 seconds in the heats. He made it through to the Olympic semi-finals before being knocked out.

He broke a championship record the following year at the 2009 CAC Championships, which he achieved in the semi-finals. However, he was beaten in the final by the reigning Olympic champion Dayron Robles. At the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, neither Robles nor the defending world champion Liu Xiang were present for the final as they withdrew due to injury. Brathwaite took advantage of this, setting a new best of 13.18 in the semi-finals, and he improved to 13.14 to win the gold and become the 2009 world champion. At 21 years old, he was the youngest ever champion for the event.Arcoleo, Laura (2009-08-20). [http://berlin.iaaf.org/news/kind=114/newsid=53722.html ‘More to come’ from hurdles surprise Brathwaite] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090826101535/http://berlin.iaaf.org/news/kind=114/newsid=53722.html |date=2009-08-26 }}. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-09. After the gold medal, he won at the Memorial Van Damme meeting and closed a successful year with another gold at the 2009 IAAF World Athletics Final.

Personal bests

Event	Result	Venue	Date
class="wikitable" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
colspan="4"\|Outdoor
110 m hurdles	13.14 s (wind: +0.1 m/s)	{{flagicon\|GER}} Berlin	20 Aug 2009
colspan="4"\|Indoor
60 m hurdles	7.61 s	{{flagicon\|USA}} New York, New York	29 Jan 2010

Achievements

{{AchievementTable\|Event=yes\|class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size: 90%;}}
bgcolor="#eeeeee" colspan="6"\|Representing {{BAR}}
rowspan = "2"\|2004 \|rowspan = "2"\|Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17) \|rowspan = "2"\|Coatzacoalcos, México \|7th (h) \|100 m \|11.71 s (wind: +1.1 m/s)
bgcolor=gold\|1st \|100 m hurdles (91.4 cm) \|13.20 s w (wind: +2.5 m/s)
rowspan = "3" \|2005 \|CARIFTA Games (U-20) \|Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago \|bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|110 m hurdles (106.7 cm) \|14.64 s (wind: -0.7 m/s)
World Youth Championships \|Marrakech, Morocco \|bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|110 m hurdles (91.4 cm) \|13.44 s (wind: +1.1 m/s)
Pan American Junior Championships \|Windsor, Ontario, Canada \|5th \|110m hurdles (106.7 cm) \|14.79 (wind: -1.6 m/s)
rowspan = "3"\|2006 \|CARIFTA Games (U-20) \|Les Abymes, Guadeloupe \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|110 m hurdles (99.0 cm) \|13.85 s CR (wind: -1.4 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) \|Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|110 m hurdles (99.0 cm) \|13.69 s CR (wind: +1.6 m/s)
World Junior Championships \|Beijing, China \| — \|110m hurdles (99.0 cm) \|DQ
rowspan=5\|2007 \|CARIFTA Games (U-20) \|Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|110 m hurdles (99.0 cm) \|13.42 s CR (wind: +0.2 m/s)
ALBA Games \|Caracas, Venezuela \|bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|110 m hurdles \|13.91 s (wind: +0.6 m/s)
Pan American Games \|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil \|4th \|110 m hurdles \|13.70 s (wind: +0.4 m/s)
World Championships \|Osaka, Japan \|24th (sf) \|110 m hurdles \|13.87 s (wind: -0.3 m/s)
Pan American Junior Championships \|São Paulo, Brazil \|bgcolor="cc9966"\|3rd \|110m hurdles (99.0 cm) \|13.61 (wind: +0.9 m/s)
rowspan=3\|2008 \|Central American and Caribbean Championships \|Cali, Colombia \|4th \|110 m hurdles \|13.66 s w (wind: +2.3 m/s)
NACAC Under-23 Championships \|Toluca, México \|bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|110m hurdles \|13.50 (wind: -1.0 m/s) A
Olympic Games \|Beijing, China \|7th (sf) \|110 m hurdles \|13.59 s (wind: -0.4 m/s)
rowspan=3\|2009 \|Central American and Caribbean Championships \|La Habana, Cuba \|bgcolor="silver" \| 2nd \|110 m hurdles \|13.31 s w (wind: +2.5 m/s)
World Championships \|Berlin, Germany \|bgcolor="gold" \| 1st \|110 m hurdles \|13.14 s (wind: +0.1 m/s) NR
World Athletics Final \|Thessaloniki, Greece \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|110m hurdles \|13.16 (wind: -0.3 m/s)
rowspan=2\|2010 \|NACAC Under-23 Championships \|Miramar, Florida, United States \|bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|110 m hurdles \|13.10 s w (wind: +3.1 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean Games \|Mayagüez, Puerto Rico \|bgcolor="gold" \| 1st \|110 m hurdles \|13.39 s
2011 \|World Championships \|Daegu, South Korea \|18th (h) \|110 m hurdles \|13.57 s (wind: +1.0 m/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 (wind: -0.3 m/s)
rowspan=2\|2014 \|Commonwealth Games \|Glasgow, United Kingdom \|5th \|110m hurdles \|13.63 (wind: -0.3 m/s)
Pan American Sports Festival \|Ciudad de México, México \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|110m hurdles \|13.41 A (wind: -0.1 m/s)

{{AchievementTable|Event=yes|class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size: 90%;}}

bgcolor="#eeeeee" colspan="6"|Representing {{BAR}}

rowspan = "2"|2004

|rowspan = "2"|Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17)

|rowspan = "2"|Coatzacoalcos, México

|7th (h)

|100 m

|11.71 s (wind: +1.1 m/s)

bgcolor=gold|1st

|100 m hurdles (91.4 cm)

|13.20 s w (wind: +2.5 m/s)

rowspan = "3" |2005