Claston Bernard

Claston Bernard
Personal details
Born	(1979-03-22) 22 March 1979 (age 45) St. Elizabeth, Jamaica
Political party	Republican
Education	Louisiana State University (BA)

Claston Bernard

Medal record
Athletics
Representing  Jamaica
Commonwealth Games
	2002 Manchester	Decathlon
CAC Championships
	2005 Nassau	Decathlon
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
	1998 George Town	Decathlon
CARIFTA Games Junior (U20)
	1998 Port of Spain	Shot put
	1997 Bridgetown	Shot put
CARIFTA Games Youth (U17)
	1995 George Town	Shot put

Claston Bernard (born 22 March 1979 in St. Elizabeth) is a Jamaican-American decathlete. He won Commonwealth Gold in 2002. His personal best in decathlon is 8290 points, achieved in May 2005 in Götzis.

Bernard ran track collegiately at Louisiana State University.

In 2021, Bernard ran for the United States House of Representatives as a Republican in Louisiana's second congressional district, coming in fourth place with 9.8% of the vote.^[1]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Jamaica
1998	World Junior Championships	Annecy, France	13th	Decathlon	6769 pts
2002	Commonwealth Games	Manchester, England	1st	Decathlon	7830 pts
2003	Hypo-Meeting	Götzis, Austria	8th	Decathlon	7815 pts
	World Championships	Paris, France	9th	Decathlon	8000 pts
2004	Hypo-Meeting	Götzis, Austria	12th	Decathlon	8026 pts
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	9th	Decathlon	8225 pts (NR)
2005	CAC Championships	Nassau, Bahamas	1st	Decathlon	7877 pts
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	–	Decathlon	DNF
2007	Hypo-Meeting	Götzis, Austria	–	Decathlon	DNF
2009	Hypo-Meeting	Götzis, Austria	–	Decathlon	DNF
	CAC Championships	Havana, Cuba	3rd	Decathlon	7698 pts
2011	CAC Championships	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	2nd	Decathlon	7299 pts
	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico	8th	Decathlon	7246 pts

External links

• Claston Bernard at World Athletics
• Claston Bernard for Congress

1. "U. S. Representative -- 2nd Congressional District". Louisiana Secretary of State. 20 March 2021.