Ernest Meighan

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameErnest Dwayne•Meighan
Used nameErnest•Meighan
Nick/petnamesJawmaine
Born15 June 1971
Died9 August 2014 in Belize City, Belize (BIZ)
Measurements172 cm / 64 kg
NOC Belize

Biography

Ernest Meighan was the first great Belizean road cyclist. He raced at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics in both the road race and the team time trial. In 2014 Meighan was killed in a shooting in Belize City, along with three other victims. In 2009 his younger brother, Ellis, had also been killed in a shooting incident.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1992 Summer Olympics Cycling Road (Cycling) BIZ Ernest Meighan
Road Race, Individual, Men (Olympic) DNF
100 kilometres Team Time Trial, Men (Olympic) Belize 27

Special Notes

Errata

Date of birth is uncertain. Commonwealth Games data also has a DOB of 15 May 1971, but multiple sources confirm the DOB listed above.