{{Short description|Barbadian sprinter (born 1987)}} {{Infobox athlete | name = Ramon Gittens | image = Ramon Gittens 2016.jpg | imagesize = 210px | caption = Gittens at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships | nationality = {{BAR}} | sport = Track and field | event = 100 metres | collegeteam = Saint Augustine's College | club = | coach = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1987|7|20}} | birth_place = Bridgetown, Barbados | residence = | height = {{convert|5|ft|11|in|m|abbr=on}}<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418004755/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gi/ramon-gittens-1.html Sports-Reference profile]</ref> | weight = {{convert|174|lb|kg|abbr=on}} | website = | pb = | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Competition|World Indoor Championships}} {{Medal|Bronze|2016 Portland|60 m}} {{Medal|Competition|Pan American Games}} {{Medal|Silver|2015 Toronto|100 m}} {{Medal|Competition|CAC Championshipa}} {{Medal|Bronze |2013 Morelia|100 m}} }} '''Ramon Gittens''' (born July 20, 1987) is a Barbadian sprinter. He represented his country at the 2012 Summer Olympics as well as four outdoor World Championships in Athletics. He was the 100 meters silver medalist at the 2015 Pan American Games.
He competed for Barbados at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 100 m and 200 m events. He finished 4th in his heat for the 100 m competition and did not qualify for the semifinals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athletics-standings-at-mens-100m|title=Rio 2016|website=Rio 2016|access-date=2016-08-25|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822033050/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athletics-standings-at-mens-100m|archivedate=2016-08-22}}</ref> In the 200 m, he finished 3rd in his heat and did not qualify for the semifinals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athletics-standings-at-mens-200m|title=Rio 2016|website=Rio 2016|access-date=2016-08-25|archive-date=2016-08-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820183641/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athletics-standings-at-mens-200m|url-status=dead}}</ref> Gittens was the flag bearer for Barbados during the Parade of Nations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/news/the-flagbearers-for-the-rio-2016-opening-ceremony|title=The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony|date=2016-08-16|access-date=2016-08-25}}</ref>
==Competition record== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes|width=70%}} |- !colspan="6"|Representing {{BAR}} |- |rowspan=3|2002 |rowspan=3|Central American and Caribbean<br>Junior Championships (U17) |rowspan=3|Bridgetown, Barbados |14th (h) |100 m |11.63 |- |11th (h) |200 m |22.79 |- |bgcolor=silver|2nd |4 × 100 m |42.79 |- |rowspan=6|2003 |rowspan=3|CARIFTA Games (U17) |rowspan=3|Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |100 m |10.92 |- |4th |200 m |22.49 |- |bgcolor=silver|2nd |4 × 100 m |42.13 |- |rowspan=2|World Youth Championships |rowspan=2|Sherbrooke, Canada |19th (h) |100 m |10.85<sup>1</sup> |- |16th (h) |200 m |22.03<sup>1</sup> |- |Pan American Junior Championships |Bridgetown, Barbados |9th (h) |100 m |11.03 |- |rowspan=3|2004 |rowspan=3|CARIFTA Games (U20) |rowspan=3|Hamilton, Bermuda |5th |100 m |10.78 |- |6th |200 m |21.48 |- |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |4 × 100 m |41.80 |- |rowspan=5|2005 |rowspan=2|CARIFTA Games (U20) |rowspan=2|Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago |6th |100 m |10.75 |- |4th |200 m |21.65 |- |Central American and Caribbean Championships |Nassau, Bahamas |25th (h) |100 m |10.98 |- |rowspan=2|Pan American Junior Championships |rowspan=2|Windsor, Canada |8th |100 m |10.73 |- |4th |200 m |21.59 (w) |- |rowspan=7|2006 |CARIFTA Games (U20) |Les Abymes, Guadeloupe |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |100 m |10.60 |- |rowspan=3|Central American and Caribbean<br>Junior Championships (U20) |rowspan=3|Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |100 m |10.56 |- |bgcolor=silver|2nd |200 m |21.12 |- |bgcolor=silver|2nd |4 × 100 m |40.68 |- |rowspan=2|Central American and Caribbean<br>Junior Championships |rowspan=2|Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |100 m |10.56 |- |bgcolor=silver|2nd |200 m |21.12 |- |World Junior Championships |Beijing, China |5th |200 m |21.25 |- |rowspan=2|2007 |NACAC Championships |San Salvador, El Salvador |13th (h) |200 m |21.69 |- |Pan American Games |Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |14th (sf) |200 m |21.21 |- |rowspan=3|2008 |Central American and Caribbean Championships |Cali, Colombia |9th (h) |200 m |20.94<sup>1</sup> |- |rowspan=2|NACAC U23 Championships |rowspan=2|Toluca, Mexico |5th |100 m |10.33 |- |7th (h) |200 m |21.18 |- |rowspan=4|2009 |rowspan=2|Central American and Caribbean Championships |rowspan=2|Havana, Cuba |9th (h) |100 m |10.41 |- |8th (h) |200 m |21.07 |- |rowspan=2|World Championships |rowspan=2|Berlin, Germany |46th (h) |100 m |10.47 |- |44th (h) |200 m |21.33 |- |rowspan=3|2011 |Central American and Caribbean Championships |Mayagüez, Puerto Rico |5th |100 m |10.31 |- |World Championships |Daegu, South Korea |24th (h) |100 m |10.42 |- |Pan American Games |Guadalajara, Mexico |7th (sf) |100 m |10.37 |- |2012 |Olympic Games |London, United Kingdom |39th (h) |100 m |10.35 |- |rowspan=3|2013 |Central American and Caribbean Championships |Morelia, Mexico |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |100 m |10.19 |- |rowspan=2|World Championships |rowspan=2|Moscow, Russia |21st (sf) |100 m |10.31 |- |15th (h) |4 × 100 m |38.94 |- |rowspan=3|2014 |rowspan=2|IAAF World Relays |rowspan=2|Nassau, Bahamas |16th (h) |4 × 100 m |39.27 |- |4th |4 × 200 m |1:21.88 |- |Commonwealth Games |Glasgow, United Kingdom |8th |100 m |10.25 |- |rowspan=7|2015 |rowspan=2|IAAF World Relays |rowspan=2|Nassau, Bahamas |2nd (B) |4 × 100 m |38.70 |- |7th (h) |4 × 200 m |1:22.86 |- |rowspan=2|Pan American Games |rowspan=2|Toronto, Canada |bgcolor=silver|2nd |100 m |10.07 |- |4th |4 × 100 m |38.79 |- |rowspan=2|NACAC Championships |rowspan=2|San José, Costa Rica |bgcolor=silver|2nd |100 m |10.11 |- |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |4 × 100 m |38.55 |- |World Championships |Beijing, China |12th (sf) |100 m |10.04 |- |rowspan=3|2016 |World Indoor Championships |Portland, United States |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |60 m |6.51 |- |rowspan=2|Olympic Games |rowspan=2|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |32nd (h) |100 m |10.25 |- |40th (h) |200 m |20.58 |- |rowspan=3|2017 |IAAF World Relays |Nassau, Bahamas |bgcolor=silver|2nd |4 × 100 m |39.18 |- |rowspan=2|World Championships |rowspan=2|London, United Kingdom |24th (h) |100 m |10.24 |- |14th (h) |4 × 100 m |39.19 |- |rowspan=2|2018 |rowspan=2|Commonwealth Games |rowspan=2|Gold Coast, Australia |20th (sf) |100 m |10.44 |- |5th |4 × 100 m |39.04 |} <sup>1</sup>Did not start in the semifinals
==Personal bests== ;Outdoor *100 metres – 10.02 (+1.9 m/s, Montverde 2013) *200 metres – 20.42 (Bridgetown 2016)
;Indoor *60 metres – 6.51 (Portland 2016) *200 metres – 21.20 (Albuquerque 2011)
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{World Athletics}}
{{s-start}} {{s-sports|oly}} {{succession box | before = Ryan Brathwaite | title = Flagbearer for {{BAR}} | years = Rio de Janeiro 2016 | after = Danielle Titus<br /> Alex Sobers }} {{s-end}} {{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gittens, Ramon}} Category:1987 births Category:Living people Category:Athletes from Bridgetown Category:Barbadian men sprinters Category:21st-century Barbadian sportsmen Category:Olympic athletes for Barbados Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:Commonwealth Games athletes for Barbados Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Category:Pan American Games silver medalists for Barbados Category:Pan American Games athletes for Barbados Category:Pan American Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Category:World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Barbados Category:Saint Augustine's University (North Carolina) alumni Category:Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Category:Olympic men sprinters