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

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
1st Long jump 7.60 m
6th 4 × 100 m relay 42.66
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 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