Highway to London 2012!
Brian Wellman
Did you know- By 1992,Brian Wellman of Bermuda came in fifth put in the men’s triple bounce at the XXV Olympic Games in Barcelona (Spain). His functionality made him the Island’s most outstanding athlete. In the subsequent Olympiad, he was a single of the world’s six finest triple jumpers.
Debbie Jones
Did you know- By the mid-1970s,the Island’s sprinter Debbie Jones took to start with position in the women’s 100m, forward of Ela Cabrejas (Cuba) and Lelith Hodges (Jamaica), at the Central American and Caribbean Event in San Juan de Puerto Rico.
Soccer
Did you know- By 1967, the men’s soccer crew from Bermuda was runner-up at the 5th Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba (Canada), driving only Mexico (gold medal).
Jennifer Fisher
Did you know- By the mid-1990s, Jennifer Fisher finished in sixth in the 800m (2:05.62) and seventh in the 1500m (4:29,77) in the Pan American Game titles in Mar del Plata, Argentina.
Mexico 1975
Did you know- By Oct 1975, the Island despatched 14 athletes, four of them were women of all ages, to Mexico City to contend in the VII Pan American Online games. Curiously, the countrywide team was one of the smallest delegations in the global Video games. They competed in athletics (11), boxing (1), and sailing (2). Ironically, Clarence Hills, the Island’s most highly regarded athlete, did not go to Mexico.
Montreal 1976
Did you know- 1976 was a special year for Bermuda. Why? That year Bermuda experienced its to start with (and only) Olympic medal in historical past, ahead of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Burma and a host of nations. By July 1976, the Island’s boxer Clarence Hills won a bronze medal at the Montreal Summer Olympics. Ironically he did not compete at the 1975 Pan American Online games in the United Mexican States, the most significant pre-Olympic occasion in the Americas. Like Gina Swaison (1979 Pass up World) and Jennifer Smith (previous Primary Minister),Mr Hills is a hero in Bermuda,a stunning island positioned in the Atlantic North.
Munich 1972
Did you know- The Island despatched a crew of 11 athletes to Munich (Germany) to take part in the Summer season Olympics in August and September 1972. Bermuda – 1 of the world’s most secure and tranquil islands-competed in 3 Olympic sports: boxing (1), rowing (1), and sailing (9).
Pan American Games
Did you know- Toward the close of the 1950s, Bermuda created its Pan American debut when it sent an Olympic workforce to the Pan American Games in Chicago (United states).
Softball
Did you know- The women’s softball staff of Bermuda received the right to contend in the 1974 Environment Championship in Stratford, United states of america.
Spain 1992
Did you know- By the early 1990s,Bermuda’s athlete Clarence Saunders took fifth put in the men’s high jump in the Game titles of the XXV Olympiad in Barcelona (Spain). With each other with Brian Wellman (triple jump), he was just one of Bermuda’s most preferred athletes in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Sports activities
Did you know- the most well known sports activities in the Island are soccer, cricket, softball, equestrian, athletics, sailing, and swimming.
Sydney 2000
Did you know- Lee White and Peter Bromby (sailing) arrived in fourth spot in the Games of the 27th Olympiad in Australia.
