Steven Gardiner

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Steven Gardiner
Gardiner at the 2019 World Championships
Personal information
NationalityBahamian
Born (1995-09-12) 12 September 1995 (age 28)[1]
Central Abaco, Abaco Islands, Bahamas
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Weight94 kg (207 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryBahamas
SportTrack and field
EventSprints
Coached byGary Evans
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking1 (weeks 36)
Personal bests
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Bahamas
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 400 m
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×400 m relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Doha 400 m
Silver medal – second place 2017 London 400 m
World Relays
Gold medal – first place 2017 Nassau 4×400 m relay mixed
Silver medal – second place 2015 Nassau 4×400 m relay
CARIFTA Games (Junior)
Silver medal – second place 2014 Fort-de-France 4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Fort-de-France 4×400 m relay

Steven Gardiner (born 12 September 1995) is a Bahamian track and field sprinter competing in the 400 metres and 200 metres. He is the 2020 Olympic and 2019 world champion in the 400 m, and also won the silver medal at the 2017 World Championships in that event.[2] His winning time of 43.48 s from the 2019 World Championships is the Bahamian record and makes him the sixth-fastest man in the history of the event.[3] Gardiner also owns the Bahamian records in the outdoor 300 m and 200 m, with times of 31.83 s and 19.75 s respectively, and the world best in the indoor 300 m at 31.56 s.

Early life

Gardiner was born in Murphy Town, Central Abaco, in the Bahamas.[4] During his teenage years Gardiner was a competitive volleyball player, but also ran track and field. Gardiner wanted to transition to track and field in the shorter sprints, but his high school coach said he was too tall, so he became a 400 m runner.[5] He went to Moores Island All-Age School, where he was a part of the Exterminators Track and Field Club, Coached by Pastor Anthony Williams. Moore's Island is a small island off the coast of mainland Abaco Islands. [6] [7]

Career

Gardiner competed in the sport in his teenage years and ran in the 400 m at the national championships in 2013. He entered three events at the 2014 CARIFTA Games: he only managed fourth in the individual 200 m but claimed a silver in the 4 × 100 m relay and a bronze in the 4 × 400 m relay.[8] He marked himself as one of the Bahamas' top young athletes with a win at the Bahamian junior championships in June of that year.[9] An appearance at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics resulted in a semi-final run in the 200 m and a sixth-place finish in the 4 × 400 m.[10]

His first senior medal came at the 2015 IAAF World Relays, held on home turf, where he gave American competitor Jeremy Wariner a close run in the 4 × 400 m relay, helping the Bahamas to the silver medal alongside Ramon Miller, Michael Mathieu and Chris Brown.[11] He began to focus on the 400 m in the 2015 season, which proved a successful transition. He rapidly improved to become the youngest Bahamian ever, at 19 years old, to run the distance in under 45 seconds and moved up to fourth on the Bahamian all-time list with a best of 44.64 seconds. He set the time at the Bislett Games, which brought him victory on his debut on the IAAF Diamond League circuit, finishing ahead of Matthew Hudson-Smith and Pavel Maslák.[12][13]

In 2019 he won the 400 m at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, finishing ahead of American favorite Fred Kerley in a national record of 43.48 s, which also made him the sixth fastest man in history after the race.[2]

He won the 400m dash at the 2020 Olympic Games in a time of 43.85. This was the joint fastest time in the world for the 2021 season.[14]

In January 2022, he ran the fastest indoor 300m of all time with a time of 31.56.[15] He was unable to defend his World Championship 400m title due to injury.

Statistics

All information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.[16]

Personal bests

Event Time Venue Date Notes
200 m 19.75 Coral Gables, Florida, U.S. 7 April 2018 (+0.3 m/s wind) NR
300 m 31.56 Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. 28 January 2022 WR
400 m 43.48 Doha, Qatar 4 October 2019 NR
4×400 m relay 2:58.49 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 20 August 2016

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  Bahamas
2014 CARIFTA Games (U20) Fort-de-France, Martinique 4th 200 m 20.87 (+1.3 m/s wind)
2nd 4×100 m relay 40.35
3rd 4×400 m relay 3:11.32
World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 12th (sf) 200 m 20.89 (+1.8 m/s wind)
6th 4×400 m relay 3:08.08
2015 World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 2nd 4×400 m relay 2:58.91
World Championships Beijing, China 16th (sf) 400 m 44.98
DQ 4×400 m relay Lane violation[17]
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 11th (sf) 400 m 44.72
3rd 4×400 m relay 2:58.49
2017 World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 9th (sf) 4×400 m relay 3:05.37
1st 4×400 m relay mixed 3:14.42
World Championships London, United Kingdom 2nd 400 m 44.41
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 1st 400 m 43.48 NR
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 1st 400 m 43.85
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd (h) 400 m 44.651

1Did not finish in the semifinals

400 m circuit wins

References

  1. ^ a b c "Steven Gardiner". Olympedia.org. OlyMADmen. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b Homewood, Brian (4 October 2019). "Gardiner powers away to win dramatic 400 meters". Reuters. Archived from the original on 6 October 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Toplists - All time Top lists - Senior Outdoor - 400 Metres Men". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  4. ^ Stubbs, Brent (20 April 2015). Steven Gardiner Clocks Personal Best In 400m To Qualify For Iaaf Worlds Archived 2 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Tribune 242. Retrieved on 14 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Getting to Know Steven Gardiner." Youtube, IAAF Diamond League, 11 May 2018, Getting to know Steven Gardiner Archived 9 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ^ "Quarter-Miler Steven Gardiner Was A Misap Member". The Tribune 242. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Coach Williams Celebrates 16 Years of Pastoral Ministry in Moore's Island". Bahamas Weekly. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  8. ^ Steven Gardiner Archived 19 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 14 June 2015.
  9. ^ Moss, Cheroyln (2 July 2014). Steven Gardiner – From Junior to Pro Archived 2 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Bahamas Athletics. Retrieved on 14 June 2015.
  10. ^ Steven Gardiner Honours Archived 2 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 14 June 2015.
  11. ^ Minshull, Phil (4 May 2015). Men's 4x400m – IAAF/BTC World Relays, Bahamas 2015 Archived 7 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 14 June 2015.
  12. ^ Stubbs, Brent (12 June 2015). Gardiner 'Boy Wonder' Archived 2 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Tribune 242. Retrieved on 14 June 2015.
  13. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (11 June 2015). Zhang upsets the high jump favourites in Oslo – IAAF Diamond League Archived 14 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 14 June 2015.
  14. ^ "Gold for Gardiner as Bahamian makes history in Olympic 400m". World Athletics. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  15. ^ "Gardiner breaks world indoor 300m best in Columbia". World Athletics. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  16. ^ "ATHLETE PROFILE Steven GARDINER". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  17. ^ "男子4 x 400接力赛 / 4 x 400 Metres Relay Men - Round 1" (PDF). IAAF. 29 August 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2021.

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