Ronald Forbes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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athletics competitor
Date of Birth: 05-Apr-1985
Place of Birth: George Town, British Overseas Territories, United Kingdom
Profession: athletics competitor
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Ronald Forbes
- 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 2005-2008 .
- 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 during the opening ceremony for the Cayman Islands. He took up athletics when he was 14 as a discuss 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 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_River_Athletic_Conference 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 had the Football Stadium,The Ronald J Forbes Playing Field, in his home district of North side renamed after him and in the same year recognized as a National Sports hero in the Cayman Islands.
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