Merlene_Frazer

Merlene Frazer

Merlene Frazer

Jamaican sprinter

Merlene Frazer (born 27 December 1973, Trelawny, Jamaica) is a retired female track and field sprinter from Jamaica who specialized in the 200 metres. In the 4 x 100 metres relay, she won a World Championship gold medal in 1991 and an Olympic silver medal in 2000. On both occasions, she ran in the preliminary rounds but not the final. Her biggest individual success was winning a World Championship bronze medal at 200 metres in 1997.

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As part of the Jamaican 4 x 100 relay squad in 1991, she is the youngest World Champion ever.[1]

Achievements

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Notes:

  • ^ At both the 1991 World Championships and the 2000 Olympic Games, Frazer ran in the preliminary rounds of the 4 × 100 m relay but not in the final.
  • (#) Indicates overall position in qualifying heats (h) or semifinals (sf).

Personal bests

  • 100 metres - 11.20 s (1995)
  • 200 metres - 22.18 s (1999)
  • 400 metres - 51.18 s (1996)

References

  1. [1]
    "World Championship Statistics Handbook" (Press release). IAAF. Retrieved 3 August 2017.


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