Leevan Sands
BAHMenLeevan Sands (born August 16, 1981 Nassau) is a Bahamian triple jumper. His personal best jump is 17.59 metres, achieved in 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. This is the current Bahamian record and won a bronze medal. He also won bronze medals at the 2003 World Championships and 2002 Commonwealth Games.
Sands went to high school at Florida Air Academy and then jumped for the Auburn Tigers track and field team. He won NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships titles in the long jump at the 2003 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships and triple jump at the 2004 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, and was runner-up in the triple jump at the 2003 championships. Additionally, Sands was 3rd in the long jump at the 2003 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, but was later promoted to 2nd after runner-up Frank Tolen was declared ineligible. At the 2003 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships, Sands He was suspended from March 2006 to September 2006 for testing positive on the prohibited substance levomethamphetamine.
Sands competed for the Bahamas in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, but he did not qualify for the finals. He was the flag bearer for the closing ceremonies. Sands is the cousin of hurdler Shamar Sands who is also the Bahamian record holder in his event. Sands was coached most of his professional career by Henry Rolle.