Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Jamaica
Track and field sprinter
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Career Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Fraser-Pryce ascended to prominence in the 2008 Olympic Games when at 21 years old, the relatively unknown athlete became the first Caribbean woman to win 100m gold at the Olympics. In 2012, she successfully defended her 100m title, becoming the third woman to win two consecutive 100m events at the Olympics.
Fraser-Pryce won the 100m gold medal in the 2009 IAAF World Championships, becoming the second female sprinter to hold both World and Olympic 100 m titles simultaneously (after Gail Devers). After winning the 2015 World title in 100m, she is the only female to be crowned world champion over 100m three times (2009, 2013, 2015). She is also the only female athlete to hold both titles on two separate occasions (the 2008 Olympic and 2009 World titles, and the 2012 Olympic and 2013 World titles). In 2013 she became the first female sprinter to win gold medals in the 100m, 200m and 4 × 100 m in a single world championship. Fraser-Pryce was the first woman to own IAAF world titles at 60m, 100m, 200m and 4 × 100 m, and is the only woman ever to hold them all simultaneously.
Nicknamed the "Pocket Rocket" for her petite frame (she stands 5 feet tall) and explosive starts, she is ranked fourth on the list of the fastest 100m female sprinters of all time, with a personal best of 10.70 seconds, set in Kingston, Jamaica in 2012. Her achievements and consistency led Olympian and sports commentator Michael Johnson to refer to her as "the greatest female sprinter of all time. "Following her win in the 100m World Championships in 2015, the IAAF also referred to her as "possibly the greatest female sprinter in history."
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Personal bests
PERSONAL BEST - OUTDOOR
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PERFORMANCE |
WIND |
PLACE |
DATE |
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100 Metres |
10.70 |
+0.6 |
Kingston (NS), JAM |
29 JUN 2012 |
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200 Metres |
22.09 |
-0.2 |
London (Olympic Stadium) |
08 AUG 2012 |
PERSONAL BEST - INDOOR
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PERFORMANCE |
WIND |
PLACE |
DATE |
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60 Metres |
6.98 |
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Sopot (Ergo Arena) |
08 MAR 2014 |
National championships
2012 Diamond League overall Diamond Race Title in 100m 2013 Diamond League overall Diamond Race Title in 100m and 200m 2015 Diamond League overall Diamond Race Title in 100m
External links
- Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce profile at IAAF
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Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
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Representing Jamaica |
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2002 |
Central American and Caribbean |
Bridgetown, Barbados |
4th |
200 m |
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Junior Championships (U-17) |
1st |
4 × 100 m relay |
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2005 |
CARIFTA Games (U-20) |
Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago |
3rd |
100 m |
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1st |
4 × 100 m relay |
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2007 |
World Championships |
Osaka, Japan |
2nd |
4 x 100 metres relay |
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2008 |
Olympic Games |
Beijing, PR China |
1st |
100 metres |
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DNF |
4 x 100 metres relay |
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2009 |
World Championships |
Berlin, Germany |
1st |
100 metres |
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1st |
4 x 100 metres relay |
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2011 |
World Championships |
Daegu, Korea |
4th |
100 metres |
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2nd |
4 x 100 metres relay |
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2012 |
Olympic Games |
London, Great Britain |
1st |
100 metres |
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2nd |
200 metres |
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2nd |
4 x 100 metres relay |
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2013 |
World Championships |
Moscow, Russia |
1st |
100 metres |
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1st |
200 metres |
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1st |
4 x 100 metres relay |
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2014 |
World Indoor Championships |
Sopot, Poland |
1st |
60 m |
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Commonwealth Games |
Glasgow, Scotland |
1st |
4 x 100 m |
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2015 |
World Championships |
Beijing, China |
1st |
100 m |
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1st |
4 x 100 metres relay |
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