Melaine Walker
| Medal record | ||
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Representing  Jamaica
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| Women's athletics | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
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2008 Beijing | 400 m hurdles |
| World Championships | ||
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2009 Berlin | 400 m hurdles |
| World Junior Championships | ||
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2002 Kingston | 400 m hurdles |
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2000 Santiago | 4 × 400 m relay |
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2000 Santiago | 400 m hurdle |
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1998 Annecy | 4 × 400 m relay |
| World Youth Championships | ||
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1999 Bydgoszcz | 200 m |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | ||
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2006 Cartagena de Indias | 4 × 400 m relay |
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2006 Cartagena de Indias | 400 m hurdles |
Melaine Walker O.D (born 1 January 1983, Kingston) is a Jamaican 400 metres hurdler. Walker is the reigning World and Olympic 400 m hurdles champion.[1] She holds the Olympic record of 52.64, set at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and her time of 52.42 seconds at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin is the second fastest time in history.[1]
Biography
Walker is a past student of the St. Jago High School. She won Gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in a new Olympic record time of 52.64 seconds. Walker won the Jamaica national championships in 54.70 seconds, narrowly beating new-comer Kaliese Spencer and qualifying for her first World Championships in Athletics.[2]
On 20 August 2009, she set the second fastest time in history of 52.42 seconds to win the women's 400m hurdles final at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin. [3]
Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Event |
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| 1998 | World Junior Championships | Annecy, France | 5th | 200 m |
| 3rd | 4x100 m relay | |||
| 1999 | World Youth Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 2nd | 200 m |
| 6th | 100 m hurdles | |||
| 2000 | World Junior Championships | Santiago, Chile | 3rd | 400 m hurdles |
| 2nd | 4x400 m relay | |||
| 2002 | World Junior Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 2nd | 400 m hurdles |
| 2006 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Cartagena, Colombia | 3rd | 400 m hurdles |
| 2nd | 4x400 m relay | |||
| 2007 | World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Germany | 3rd | 400 m hurdles |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 1st | 400 m hurdles |
| World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Germany | 1st | 400 m hurdles | |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 1st | 400 m hurdles |
Personal bests
- 60 metres hurdles - 8.05 s (2006, indoor)
- 100 metres hurdles - 12.75 s (2006)
- 400 metres hurdles - 52.42 s (2009)
- 60 metres - 7.40 s (2005, indoor)
- 200 metres - 23.67 s (1998)
- 400 metres - 51.61 s (2008)
References
- ^ a b Lewis, Richard (2009-08-20) "For Walker, World record assault next item on the agenda?". IAAF. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
- ^ Foster, Anthony (2009-06-28). Bolt 9.86 and Fraser 10.88; Walker and Phillips excel over hurdles - JAM Champs , Day 2. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-06-28.
- ^ "Walker storms to 400m hurdle gold". BBC Sport. 2009-08-20. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
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