Clarence Nicholas Saunders (born 14 September 1963) is a retired Bermudian high jumper.
He won a bronze medal at the 1982 Commonwealth Games and finished fifth at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Competing for the Boston University Terriers track and field program, Saunders won the 1984 high jump at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships with a mark of 2.27 metres.
In 1989 he held the Commonwealth record with 2.34 metres, but this was equalled by Dalton Grant. At the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, Saunders would jump 2.36 to take the Commonwealth record and the gold medal ahead of Grant.Dalton Grant at Sporting-Heroes 2.36 metres remained Saunders' career best jump, and it is still a Bermudian record. - Athletix Dalton Grant would later improve his personal best to 2.36 metres (2.37 metres indoorIAAF top lists, high jump, indoor). He also still holds the national record for the 400 metres hurdles, set in 1994.
International competition record
Representing 1980CARIFTA Games (U-20)Hamilton, Bermuda2ndHigh jump2.05 m1981CARIFTA Games (U-20)Nassau, Bahamas7th100 m10.91stHigh jump2.18 m4thTriple jump15.04 m1982CARIFTA Games (U-20)Kingston, Jamaica2nd200 m22.01stHigh jump2.13 mCentral American and CaribbeanJunior Championships (U-20)Bridgetown, Barbados6th200 m21.692ndHigh jump1.98 m8thLong jump6.83 mCentral American and Caribbean GamesHavana, Cuba3rdHigh jump2.17 mCommonwealth GamesBrisbane, Australia3rdHigh jump2.19 m1983UniversiadeEdmonton, Canada3rdHigh jump2.26 mWorld ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland23rd (q)High jump2.15 m1984Olympic GamesLos Angeles, United States21st (q)High jump2.18 m1985UniversiadeKobe, Japan (q)High jump2.20 m11987Pan American GamesIndianapolis, United States5thHigh jump2.20 mWorld ChampionshipsRome, Italy5thHigh jump2.32 m1988Olympic GamesSeoul, South Korea5thHigh jump2.34 m1989World Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary14thHigh jump2.20 m1990Commonwealth GamesAuckland, New Zealand1stHigh jump2.36 m GR1992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain—High jumpNM
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