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Carrie Russell

Carrie Russell

Jamaican sprinter and bobsledder

Carrie Russell (born 18 October 1990) is a Jamaican track and field sprinter[1] and bobsledder. She competed in the 4x100 metres relay event at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics, winning a gold medal. She is from the parish of St. Thomas. She attended the St. Thomas Technical High School. She was also the bronze medallist at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics.[2]

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In addition to her athletics career, Russell has competed as a bobsleigh brakeman for Jamaica since the 2016–17 season. In January 2018 she was part of the Jamaican bobsleigh crew that secured qualification for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyongchang, South Korea, the first time that a Jamaican women's team competed at the Winter Olympics.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Carrie Russell". IAAF. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  2. [2]
    "Viewing IAAF World Championships in Athletics > 14th IAAF World Championships > 4x100 Metres Relay – women". IAAF. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  3. [3]
    "Jamaican Bobsledders Qualify For Winter Olympics". Jamaica Gleaner. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.


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