Michelle Baptiste (born 27 August 1977) is a Saint Lucian long jumper. She was the first woman to represent Saint Lucia at the Olympics.[1]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Athletics | ||
Representing  Saint Lucia
| ||
| CAC Junior Championships (U20) | ||
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1996 San Salvador | Long jump |
| CARIFTA Games Junior (U20) | ||
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1995 George Town | Long jump |
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1992 Nassau | 4x400m relay |
| CARIFTA Games Youth (U17) | ||
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1992 Nassau | Long Jump |
Career
editShe won the bronze medal at the 1999 Central American and Caribbean Championships.[2] She also competed at the 1996 Olympic Games without reaching the final round.
Her personal best jump is 6.47 metres, achieved in May 1996 in Springfield.[3]
Achievements
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Saint Lucia
| |||||
| 1992 | CARIFTA Games (U-17) | Nassau, Bahamas | 3rd | Long jump | 5.50 m |
| CARIFTA Games (U-20) | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 4:05.94 | ||
| 1995 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | George Town, Cayman Islands | 7th | 100 m | 12.10 |
| 1st | Long jump | 5.66 m | |||
| 1996 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | San Salvador, El Salvador | 4th | 100 m | 11.69 (0.7 m/s) |
| 2nd | Long jump | 5.99 m | |||
| Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 46th (h) | 100 m | 11.92 (0.6 m/s) | |
| World Junior Championships | Sydney, Australia | 20th (qf) | 100m | 12.08 (wind: -1.3 m/s) | |
| 22nd (q) | Long jump | 5.34 m (wind: +0.4 m/s) | |||
| 1999 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | 3rd | Long jump | 6.26 m |
| Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | 13th | Long jump | 5.92 m | |
References
edit- ^ "First female competitors at the Olympics by country". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ Central American and Caribbean Championships (Women) – GBR Athletics
- ^ Michelle Baptiste, Missouri State Bears. CBS Interactive, retrieved 12 April 2012
External links
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- ^ Our Olympians, Saint Lucia Olympic Committee, archived from the original on 22 May 2012, retrieved 12 April 2012