Jamaica and The London 2012 Olympics: Profile and Schedule of Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce, 100 metres sprinter

By: Denise N. Fyffe.
Copyright © 2012, Poetess Defy, Denise N. Fyffe

Shelly Ann-Fraser Pryce will be competing in the 100m at the London 2012 Olympics, on day one of Track and Field events. Fraser-Pryce is Jamaica’s National champion at 100 metres and 200 metres. She beat out Veronica Campbell-Brown, Kerron Stewart and Sherone Simpson.

Accordng to Wikipedia, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, OD (born December 27, 1986)^[1] is a Jamaican sprinter, who specializes in the 100 m. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Fraser is the reigning Olympic champion over 100 m, clocking a time of 10.78.^[2] When winning the 2009 World Championships 100 m title, she was only the second female sprinter to hold both World and Olympic 100 m titles simultaneously (afterGail Devers), and is the fourth fastest woman in history over 100 m with a time of 10.70 seconds.^[3] She attended the Wolmer’s High School for Girls and represented her school in many athletic occasions.

Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce – Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Jamaica
2002	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17)	Bridgetown, Barbados	4th	200 m	25.24 (-1.0 m/s)
2002	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17)	Bridgetown, Barbados	1st	4×100 m relay	45.33 CR
2005	CARIFTA Games (U-20)	Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago	3rd	100 m	11.73 (0.9 m/s)
2005	CARIFTA Games (U-20)	Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago	1st	4×100 m relay	44.53
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	2nd	4 x 100 metres relay	42.70 SB(heat)
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, PR China	1st	100 metres	10.78 (0.0 m/s)
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, PR China	DNF	4 x 100 metres relay
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	1st	100 metres	10.73 (0.1 m/s)
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	1st	4 x 100 metres relay	42.06
2011	World Championships	Daegu, Korea	4th	100 metres	10.99 (-1.4 m/s)
2011	World Championships	Daegu, Korea	2nd	4 x 100 metres relay	41.70 NR