Ronald Forbes
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| Birth name | Ronald Joseph Forbes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 April 1985 George Town, Cayman Islands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 93 kg (205 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Cayman Islands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 110-metre hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Joey Scott (United States) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2012 London Olympics, 2016 Rio Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World finals | 2008 World Indoor Qualifier, 2009 World Outdoor Qualifier, 2010 World Indoor Qualifier, 2011 World Outdoor Semi-finalist, 2012 World Indoor Qualifier, 2015 World Outdoor Qualifier, 2016 World Indoor Qualifier. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest world ranking | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 13.36 s 110 metre hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Updated on 21 December 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ronald Joseph Forbes (born 5 April 1985) is a track athlete from the Cayman Islands.
Forbes is an All American 110 meter hurdler and 60 meter hurdler who competed collegiality for Florida International University from 2005 to 2008 . Forbes went on to pursue a professional track and field career competing in the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Summer Olympics. Forbes has competed in the 2011 and 2015 Athletics World Championships. Indoors, Forbes has qualified and competed 2010 and 2012 World Indoor Athletics Championships. Forbes has competed in the 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2018 Commonwealth Games. During the opening ceremonies for the 2008 and 2016 Summer Olympics he was the flag-bearer for the Cayman Islands.
He took up athletics when he was 14 as a discus thrower and shot putter, because he hoped it would give him the opportunity for travel and a scholarship. He eventually earned a scholarship in 2004 to Bacone College in Muskogee Oklahoma where he became the Red River Athletic Conference champion in the 400 meter hurdles and after a year, transferred to Florida International University. During his time at Florida International University, he was a two time All American, finishing 3rd in the 2008 NCAA Indoor Championships and 8th in the 2008 NCAA Outdoor Championships. He is currently the Cayman Islands National Record Holder and the Florida International University Record Holder in the 55, 60 and 110 meter hurdles. In 2017 he was awarded the honor of having the Football Stadium in his home district of North side renamed to The Ronald J Forbes Playing Field; in the same year he has been recognized as a National Sports hero in the Cayman Islands.