Leevan Sands

Biographical information

Roles	Competed in Olympic Games • Closing Flagbearer
Sex	Male
Full name	Leevan•Sands
Used name	Leevan•Sands
Nick/petnames	Skelly, Superman
Born	16 August 1981 in Nassau, New Providence	BAH
Measurements	191 cm / 82 kg
Affiliations	Auburn University — Auburn, Alabama	USA
	Mizuno Track Club — Osaka, Osaka	JPN
NOC	The Bahamas	BAH

Medals	OG
Gold	0
Silver	0
Bronze	1
Total	1

Biography

Personal Best: TJ – 17.59 (2008).

Results

Games	Discipline (Sport) / Event	NOC / Team	Pos	Medal	As
2004 Summer Olympics	Athletics	BAH			Leevan Sands
	Triple Jump, Men (Olympic)		27 r1/2
2008 Summer Olympics	Athletics	BAH			Leevan Sands
	Triple Jump, Men (Olympic)		3	Bronze
2012 Summer Olympics	Athletics	BAH			Leevan Sands
	Triple Jump, Men (Olympic)		5
2016 Summer Olympics	Athletics	BAH			Leevan Sands
	Triple Jump, Men (Olympic)		18 r1/2

Other participations

Games	Role	NOC	As
2008 Summer Olympics	Flagbearer at the Closing Ceremony	BAH	Leevan Sands
2016 Summer Olympics	Flagbearer at the Closing Ceremony	BAH	Leevan Sands

Olympic family relations

Cousin of Shamar Sands

List mentions

Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Athletics Championships (0–0–1 2003 Saint-Denis bronze: triple jump)
Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Pan American Games (0–1–0 2015 Toronto ATH silver: triple jump)
Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Central American and Caribbean Games (1–0–0 2010 Mayagüez ATH gold: triple jump)
Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the British Empire/Commonwealth Games (0–0–1 2002 Manchester ATH bronze: triple jump)

Errata

Date of birth is uncertain. Commonwealth Games data also has a DOB of 16 July 1981, but multiple sources confirm the DOB listed above.