KESTON   BLEDMAN DATE OF BIRTH: March 8, 1988 PLACE OF BIRTH: ..., Trinidad EDUCATION: ... OLYMPIC EVENT: Athletics: 4 x 100 meters Relay CAREER:                           Bledman's career includes the following significant accomplishments: 2005 World Youth Championships, Marrakesh, Morocco - 100 meters (3rd, 10.55) 2006 World Junior Championships, Beijing, China - 100 meters (7th, 10.47) 2007 Pan American Junior Championships, Sao Paulo, Brazil - 100 meters (1st, 10.32) 2007 Pan American Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 100 meters (Semifinals, 10.34); 4 x 100 meters Relay (4th, 39.23, with Mikel Thomas, Emmanuel Callender, and Marc Burns) 2007 World Championships, Osaka, Japan - 100 mters (Quarterfinals, 10.33) 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships, Cali, Colombia - 100 meters (Semifinals, 10.38); 4 x 100 meters Relay (1st, 38.54, with Aaron Armstrong, Marc Burns, and Richard Thompson) 2008 Olympics, Beijing, China - 4 x 100 meters Relay (2nd, 38.06, with Marc Burns, Emmanuel Callender, and Richard Thompson) 2009 World Championships, Berlin, Germany - 4 x 100 meters Relay (Semifinals, 38.47, with Darrel Brown, Marc Burns, and Richard Thompson, Replaced by Emmanuel Callender in Final) 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico - 100 meters (7th, 10.32); 4 x 100 meters Relay (1st, 38.24, with Rondell Sorillo, Marc Burns, Emmanuel Callender) 2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico - 100 meters (1st, 10.05); 4 x 100 meters Relay (2nd, 38.89, with Emmanuel Callender, Darrel Brown, Aaron Armstrong, and Rondell Sorillo/preliminary heats only) 2011 World Championships, Daegu, South Korea - 100 meters (Semifinals 10.14); 4 x 100 meters (6th, 39.01, with Marc Burns, Aaron Armstrong and Richard Thompson) AWARD: 2008 - Trinidad & Tobago Chaconia Medal (Gold) Compiled by Ronald C. Emrit