Latario Collie-Minns (born March 10, 1994) is a Bahamian triple jumper.[1] He won the gold medal at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Lille, France, and eventually represented his nation Bahamas at the 2016 Summer Olympics, scratching all three of his jumps in the preliminary round.[2][3] In his college career, Collie-Minns established history as the fifth Bahamian to capture the NCAA men's triple jump title for the Texas A&M Aggies.[4]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Latario Collie-Minns |
| Born | 10 March 1994 Nassau, Bahamas |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Bahamas |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Triple jump |
| College team | Texas A&M University |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | Triple jump: 17.18 (2015) |
| Updated on 29 August 2015 | |
Collie-Minns competed for the Bahamas in the men's triple jump at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Leading up to his maiden Games, he popped a personal best of 17.18 m to successfully eclipse the IAAF Olympic entry standard (16.85) at the 2015 Southeastern Conference Track & Field Championships in Starkville, Mississippi, United States.[5] Collie-Minns could not get down a legal mark in each of the three available attempts during the qualifying phase of the competition, failing to advance further to the final round.[6]
Collie-Minns has a twin brother named Lathone, who finished behind him for the silver medal in the triple jump at the 2011 World Youth Championships.[7]
Competition record
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edit- ^ "Latario Collie-Minns". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ Longley, Sheldon (19 September 2012). "Collie-Minns twins taken out of Jumper's Inc". The Nassau Guardian. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ "Boys' Triple Jump Final - Bahamas' twins get gold and bronze". IAAF. 9 July 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ Stubbs, Brent (14 June 2016). "Latario Collie: 'It Feels Good To Be NCAA Champion'". Nassau, Bahamas: The Tribune. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ Longley, Sheldon (18 May 2015). "Collie-Minns, Hart shine at SEC Championships". The Nassau Guardian. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ "Athletics: Men's Triple Jump Qualification Round". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ Boone, Tony (23 April 2014). "IWCC twins Latario and Lathone Collie-Minns enter Drake as triple jump favorites". The Daily Nonpareil. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
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