Demetrius Pinder

Demetrius Pinder (born 13 February 1989) is a Bahamian track and field sprint athlete who competes in the 400 metres. His personal best for the event is 44.63 seconds. At the 2012 London Olympics he was a 400 m finalist and relay gold medallist.

He was born in Freeport, Grand Bahama where he attended Tabernacle Baptist Christian Academy. He then competed for Essex County Junior College and Texas A&M University. In March 2011 he broke the 400 m indoor Bahamian national record of 45.78 previously held by Chris Brown with his 45.33 win at the 2011 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships. He won a 400 m silver medal in the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Istanbul. He placed seventh in the 400 m final at 2012 London Olympic Games. He also won gold at the 2012 London Olympics with the Bahamas 4 × 400 team, of himself, Chris Brown, Michael Mathieu and Ramon Miller beating medal favorites USA with a national record.

In 2013 his Olympic Gold medal was stolen out of his vehicle in Bradenton, Florida, but it was later retrieved by local police.

Personal bests

International competitions