Renward Wells
Renward Ricardo Wells (Rendward Ricardo Wells; born 23 February 1970) is a retired Bahamian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.
He competed at the Carifta Games in 1986 in Guadeloupe where he won a Bronze medal in the 400 meters. He also competed in Carifta Jamaica 1988 and in Barbados in 1989.
In May 1989 Wells helped the Boise State University Broncos to their first Track and field Big Sky Conference title in 22 years.
He competed at the Olympic Games in 1996 and 2000 and the World Championships in 1995, 1997, 1999 and 2001 without reaching the finals.
His personal best time was 10.18 seconds, achieved at the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg. Wells also co-holds the Bahamian national record in the 4 x 100 metres relay, achieved with teammates Dominic Demeritte, Iram Lewis and Andrew Tynes. Wells in 1994 ran one of the fastest times ever recorded under any conditions in the 200 meters Commonwealth All-Time Lists (Men)
He was suspended from August 2002 to August 2004 due to a doping offense though some in the media thought it was unjust.. He is rumored to be a friend and a confidant of Victor Conte and Patrick Arnold who were the masterminds behind the Balco doping scandal. Wells' name, though, never came up in the grand jury trial where numerous professional athletes, including Barry Bonds and Marion Jones, testified.
Wells was coached From 1996 to 2001 by the famed coach Steve Riddick in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
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