Joey Wells

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Joey Wells
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Bahamas
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
Gold medal – first place 1984 San Juan Long jump
Gold medal – first place 1982 Bridgetown Long jump
Silver medal – second place 1982 Bridgetown 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 1984 San Juan 4x100 m relay
CAC Junior Championships (U17)
Gold medal – first place 1980 Nassau Long jump
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Nassau Heptathlon
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)
Gold medal – first place 1984 Nassau Long Jump
Gold medal – first place 1983 Fort-de-France Long Jump
Gold medal – first place 1982 Kingston Long Jump
Silver medal – second place 1983 Fort-de-France 200m
CARIFTA Games
Youth (U17)
Gold medal – first place 1980 Hamilton Long Jump
Silver medal – second place 1980 Hamilton 200m
Silver medal – second place 1980 Hamilton 400m
Pan American Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1984 Nassau Long Jump

Joseph ("Joey") Wells (born December 22, 1965) is a retired male long jumper from the Bahamas, best known for finishing sixth at the 1984 Olympic Games.

Achievements[edit]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  Bahamas
1980 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Hamilton, Bermuda 2nd 200 m 22.74
2nd 400 m 50.05
1st Long jump 7.02 m
Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships (U-17)
Nassau, Bahamas 5th 200 m 23.0
5th 400 m 50.0
1st Long jump 6.93 m
3rd Heptathlon 3963 pts
1981 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Nassau, Bahamas 5th Long jump 7.09 m
1982 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Kingston, Jamaica 1st Long jump 7.21 m
Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships (U-20)
Bridgetown, Barbados 7th 100 m 10.95
2nd 200 m 21.29
6th 4 × 100 m relay 42.66
1st Long jump 7.60 m
1983 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Fort-de-France, Martinique 2nd 200 m 21.27
1st Long jump 7.80 m
Central American and Caribbean Championships Havana, Cuba 2nd 4 × 100 m relay 40.34
2nd Long jump 8.04 m
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 20th Long jump 7.69 m
1984 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Nassau, Bahamas 1st Long jump 7.36 m
Central American and Caribbean
Junior Championships (U-20)
San Juan, Puerto Rico 1st Long jump 7.55 m
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 42.74
Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 6th Long jump 7.97 m

References[edit]

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joey Wells". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-11-05.