Bahamas at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

Bahamas at the
2006 Commonwealth Games
Bahamas at the; 2006 Commonwealth Games
	Flag of the Bahamas
CGF code	BAH
CGA	Bahamas Olympic Committee
Website	bahamasolympiccommittee.org
in Melbourne, Australia
Competitors	25 (19 men, 6 women) in 4 sports
Flag bearers	Opening:; Closing:
Medals; Ranked 24th	Gold 0 Silver 2 Bronze 0 Total 2
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
	1954; 1958; 1962; 1966; 1970; 1974; 1978; 1982; 1986; 1990; 1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2014; 2018; 2022;

The Bahamas is represented at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne by a xx-member strong contingent comprising 25 sportspersons and xx officials.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	12	5	17
Boxing	3	0	3
Cycling	2	0	2
Swimming	2	1	3
Total	19	6	25

Medallists

The following Bahamian competitors won medals at the Games. In the 'by discipline' sections below, medallists' names are in bold.

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Laverne Eve	Athletics	Women's javelin throw	19 March
Silver	Tonique Williams	Athletics	Women's 400 m	21 March

Medals by sport
Sport				Total
Athletics	0	2	0	2
Total	0	2	0	2

Medals by date
Day	Date				Total
1	16 March	0	0	0	0
2	17 March	0	0	0	0
3	18 March	0	0	0	0
4	19 March	0	1	0	1
5	20 March	0	0	0	0
6	21 March	0	1	0	1
7	22 March	0	0	0	0
8	23 March	0	0	0	0
9	24 March	0	0	0	0
10	25 March	0	0	0	0
11	26 March	0	0	0	0
Total		2	0	2	0

Athletics

Men
Track

Athlete	Events	Round 1		Round 2		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Events	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Dominic Demeritte	200 m	20.99	3 Q	DSQ		Did not advance
Troy McIntosh		DNF		Did not advance
Jamal Rolle		21.12	5 q	21.33	6	Did not advance
Chris Brown	400 m	46.16	1 Q	—		45.24	1 Q	45.19	4
Dennis Darling		DNF		—		Did not advance
Avard Moncur		45.82	3 Q	—		45.72	5	Did not advance
Douglas Lynes	400 m hurdles	52.06	4 q	—		53.06	8	Did not advance
Ednal Rolle	400 m hurdles	52.87	5	—		Did not advance
Dennis Darling Avard Moncur Dominic Demeritte Chris Brown Timothy Munnings*	4 × 400 m relay	3:03.96	1 Q	—				DNF

* Competed in relay heat only

Field

Athlete	Events	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Events	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Osbourne Moxey	Long jump	7.64	11 q	7.36	12
Antonio Saunders	Triple jump	—		15.85	11
Donald Thomas	High jump	2.15	=1 q	2.23	4

Triple jumper Leevan Sands was initially named in the Bahamian team but later suspended for testing positive to methamphetamine, a hard stimulant.^[1]

Women
Track

Athlete	Events	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Events	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Tamicka Clarke	400 m	DNS		Did not advance
Christine Amertil	400 m	51.85	1 Q	51.36	1 Q	51.52	4
Tonique Williams	400 m	52.58	1 Q	50.97	2 Q	50.76

Field

Athlete	Events	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Events	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Jackie Edwards	Long jump	6.42	5 q	6.46	8
Laverne Eve	Javelin throw	—		60.54

Key

Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
NR = National record
WB= World Best
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Boxing

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Levan Stewart	Lightweight 60 kg	Paulus (MAL) L 13–25	Did not advance
Carl Heild	Light Welterweight 64 kg	Crees (WAL) L 9–26	Did not advance
Tureano Johnson	Welterweight 69 kg	Mvoue (CMR) L 34–37	Did not advance

Cycling

Road

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Jonathan Massie	Road race	DNF
Jonathan Massie	Time trial	59:32.68	40
Barron Musgrove	Road race	DNF
Barron Musgrove	Time trial	1:01:44.79	52

Swimming

Men

Athlete	Events	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Events	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jeremy Knowles	50 m butterfly	25.11	14 Q	24.83	14	Did not advance
	100 m butterfly	54.42	8 Q	54.46	11	Did not advance
	200 m butterfly	2:00.17	3 Q	—		1:59.37	4
	200 m individual medley	2:03.16	5 Q	—		2:02.85	8
	400 m individual medley	4:27.40	7 Q	—		4:26.72	7
Chris Vythoulkas	50 m freestyle	24.84	25	Did not advance
	50 m backstroke	27.53	14 Q	27.55	13	Did not advance
	100 m backstroke	59.62	19	Did not advance
	50 m butterfly	25.61	16 Q	25.53	15	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Events	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Events	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Alana Dillette	100 m freestyle	59.55	17^[1]	59.78	16	Did not advance
	200 m freestyle	2:09.60	21	—		Did not advance
	50 m backstroke	30.92	12	30.90	12	Did not advance
	100 m backstroke	1:07.69	17	Did not advance
	50 m butterfly	29.46	21	Did not advance
	100 m butterfly	1:06.17	18	Did not advance

¹ Lize-Mari Retief who qualified in 14th place subsequently withdrew from the semi-finals. This allowed Dillette to contest the semi as she was the first alternate.^[2]

References

^ "Bahaman triple jumper Leevan Sands tests positive". Outlook. Outlook Publishing India. AP. 17 March 2006. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
^ "Four more swimming Commonwealth Games records and an EAD world record Day 2 finals". Amateur Swimming Association of Jamaica. 17 March 2006. Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2012.

[1] "Bahaman triple jumper Leevan Sands tests positive". Outlook. Outlook Publishing India. AP. 17 March 2006. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2012.

[2] "Four more swimming Commonwealth Games records and an EAD world record Day 2 finals". Amateur Swimming Association of Jamaica. 17 March 2006. Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2012.

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