Quick Facts
Biography
Juan Lewis (born September 18, 1989) is a male track and field athlete from West End, Grand Bahama in The Bahamas, who mainly competes in the 400m. Ran third leg of the 4x400 relay at 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics in Doha, Qatar
Career
400m Silver Medalist at 2005 Carifta Games in Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Also helped the 4x400 team to a bronze medal. Silver medalist at Carifta Games 2006 running second leg of the 4x400 relay in Les Abymes, Guadeloupe setting a Bahamian National Jr record in a time of 3:08.56. Ran at 2005 IAAF world youth Championships and 2006 IAAF world jr Championships without making the finals. Advanced to the NCAA West Region Preliminaries as the anchor leg of the 4x100 relay team...Helped the 4x100 relay team win at the Southland Conference Championships with a time of 40.13...Placed fifth in the 400m at the SLC Championships with a career-best time of 47.59...Also scored points by helping UTA to a fourth-place finish in the 4x400 relay...Responsible for 7.75 points at the SLC Championships...Also competed in the 200m at the SLC Championships...Finished second in the 200m at the North Texas Classic with a career-best time of 21.42...Helped the 4x100 relay team win the John Jacobs Invitational and finish second at the TCU Invitational...Also guided the 4x400 relay team to a first-place finish at the UTA Invitational. INDOOR: Scored 5.75 points at the SLC Championships by placing fifth in the 400m and finishing eighth in the 200m...Won the 400m at the Wichita State Shocker Quad with a time of 49.39...Turned in a season-best time of 48.11 in winning the 400m at the Texas Tech Invitational...Also turned in top 200m time of the season at the Texas Tech Invitational, clocking a 21.78...Part of the 4x440 relay team that finished second at the Sooner Open. 2011 Indoor SLC Championships Got Gold in 400m in a time of 48.28 and silver in the 200m with 21.96
Personal bests
| Event | Time | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 200 m | 21.3 | ||
| 400 m | 46.6 | ||
| 400 m | 47.62 (indoor) |
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Bahamas | |||||
| 2005 | CARIFTA Games (U-17) | Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago | 2nd | 400 m | 49.40 |
| 2006 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Les Abymes, Guadeloupe | 8th | 400 m | 50.86 |
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:08.56 | |||
| Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 3rd (h) | 200 m | 22.10 (0.1 m/s) | |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:09.09 | |||
| World Junior Championships | Beijing, China | — | 400m | DQ | |
| 13th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:10.71 | |||
| 2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 22nd (sf) | 400m | 48.30 |
| 7th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:21.75 | |||