Leevan 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. He went to High School at Florida Air Academy 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. Achievements 2012 Olympic Games - fifth place 2008 Olympic Games - bronze medal 2007 Pan American Games - sixth place 2005 World Athletics Final - fifth place 2005 World Championships - fourth place 2010 World Athletics Final - sixth place 2012 World Athletics Final - seventh place 2003 World Championships - bronze medal 2002 Commonwealth Games - bronze medal 2002 World Junior Championships - fifth place References External links 1981 births Living people Bahamian male triple jumpers Olympic athletes of the Bahamas Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the Bahamas Doping cases in athletics Bahamian sportspeople in doping cases World Athletics Championships medalists Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for the Bahamas Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for the Bahamas Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Sportspeople from Nassau, Bahamas World Athletics Championships athletes for the Bahamas Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Barton Cougars men's track and field athletes Olympic male triple jumpers Central American and