Michelle Burgher (born 12 March 1977 in Kingston, Jamaica)[1] is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica.
| Medal record | ||
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| Women's athletics | ||
Representing  Jamaica
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| Olympic Games | ||
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2000 Sydney | 4x400m relay |
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2004 Athens | 4x400m relay |
| World Championships | ||
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2001 Edmonton | 4x400 m relay |
| CAC Championships | ||
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2001 Guatemala City | 400 m |
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2003 St. George's | 4×400 m relay |
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2003 St. George's | 400 |
| Pan American Games | ||
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2003 Sto Domingo | 4 × 400 metres relay |
| CAC Junior Championships (U20) | ||
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1996 San Salvador | 4x400 m relay |
| CARIFTA Games Junior (U20) | ||
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1996 Kingston | 400m hurdles |
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1996 Kingston | 400m |
Career
editShe was a bronze medalist in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.
She conducts coaching clinics and talks for school kids. Her ambition is to become a pediatric psychologist. Her hobbies are redecorating her flat and dancing.
In 2008, Burgher joined the track and field coaching staff at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania in Indiana, PA. The move reunited Burgher with IUP's head coach, Ralph White. White coached Burgher at Clemson and she was an assistant coach under White at Williams from 2001 to 2004.1
Achievements
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Jamaica
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| 1996 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Kingston, Jamaica | 2nd | 400 m | 54.36 |
| 1st | 400 m hurdles | 59.98 | |||
| Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | San Salvador, El Salvador | 5th | 400 m | 56.12 | |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:41.99 | |||
| World Junior Championships | Sydney, Australia | 7th (h)[2] | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:40.58 | |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:25.65 (h) |
| 2001 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala | 1st | 400 m | 53.04 A |
| World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:24.87 (h) | |
| 2003 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | St. George's, Grenada | 2nd | 400 m | 52.19 |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 52.19 | |||
| Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 8th | 400 m | 53.26 | |
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.34 | |||
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:22.00 SB |
Notes
edit- ^ "Michelle Burgher Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ Disqualified in the final.
References
edit- Greensburg Tribune Review 8 Aug 2008: C14. See also: https://archive.today/20130131125044/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/regional/s_581817.html
- MICHELLE BURGHER (in Spanish), mujeres rápidas, retrieved 11 April 2012
External links
edit- Michelle Burgher at World Athletics
- Michelle Burgher at Olympics.com
- Michelle Burgher at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Picture of Michelle Burgher
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