Andretti Bain
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Andretti Bain is a Bahamian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres
. He was born in Nassau
Bain finished fifth in 4 x 400 metres relay
at the 2004 World Indoor Championships
, together with teammates Chris Brown, Timothy Munnings
and Dennis Darling
.
He was the NCAA Indoor Champion at 400m in 2008 for Oral Roberts University
, in Tulsa, Oklahoma
. He set an indoor personal best of 46.02 in the preliminary round.
Bain also won the 2008 NCAA Outdoor 400m Championship in 44.62 over USC's Lionel Larry
, for Oral Roberts University.
Was part of the Bahamas' silver-medal winning team in the men's 4x400m relay at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Bain graduated from Oral Roberts University
.
400 metres
The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...
. He was born in Nassau
Nassau, Bahamas
Nassau is the capital, largest city, and commercial centre of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. The city has a population of 248,948 , 70 percent of the entire population of The Bahamas...
Bain finished fifth in 4 x 400 metres relay
4 x 400 metres relay
The 4 x 400 meters relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 400 meters or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, the first 500 meters is run in lanes...
at the 2004 World Indoor Championships
2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships
The 10th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations were held in the Budapest Arena, Hungary between March 5 and March 7, 2004...
, together with teammates Chris Brown, Timothy Munnings
Timothy Munnings
Timothy Munnings is a Bahamian athlete who mainly competes in the 400 metres.At the 2000 Summer Olympics he ran in the heats for the Bahamian team who eventually won the bronze medal....
and Dennis Darling
Dennis Darling
Dennis Darling is a Bahamian athlete who specializes in the 400 metres. He is currently track and field Assistant Coach at Texas Christian University....
.
He was the NCAA Indoor Champion at 400m in 2008 for Oral Roberts University
Oral Roberts University
Oral Roberts University , based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in the United States, is an interdenominational, Charismatic Christian, comprehensive university with an enrollment of about 3,790 students from 49 U.S. states along with a significant number of international students from 70 countries...
, in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 residents in the MSA and 988,454 in the CSA. Tulsa's...
. He set an indoor personal best of 46.02 in the preliminary round.
Bain also won the 2008 NCAA Outdoor 400m Championship in 44.62 over USC's Lionel Larry
Lionel Larry
Lionel Larry is an American sprinter who specializes in the 400 meters. Collegiately, he ran for the University of Southern California....
, for Oral Roberts University.
Was part of the Bahamas' silver-medal winning team in the men's 4x400m relay at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Bain graduated from Oral Roberts University
Oral Roberts University
Oral Roberts University , based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in the United States, is an interdenominational, Charismatic Christian, comprehensive university with an enrollment of about 3,790 students from 49 U.S. states along with a significant number of international students from 70 countries...
.