Allison Peter

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Allison Peter
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Allison Peter at the 2012 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameAllison Pauline Peter
Born (1992-07-14) July 14, 1992 (age 32)
Christiansted, United States Virgin Islands, Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  United States Virgin Islands
Sport Athletics
Event Sprint
Updated on 29 December 2014

Allison Pauline Peter (born July 14, 1992) is a Virgin Islands sprinter. [1] [2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 100 metres and the Women's 200 metres.

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Personal bests

EventResultVenueDate
Outdoor
100 m11.17 s(wind: +1.9 m/s) Flag of the United States.svg Manhattan, Kansas 13 May 2012
200 m22.77 s(wind: +0.2 m/s) Flag of the United States.svg Manhattan, Kansas 12 May 2012
400 m51.92 s Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kamloops, British Columbia 9 Aug 2014
Indoor
60 m7.40 s Flag of the United States.svg Houston, Texas 28 Jan 2012
200 m22.95 s Flag of the United States.svg Nampa, Idaho 9 Mar 2012

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  United States Virgin Islands
2007 CARIFTA Games (U17) Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands 8th100 m12.67 (wind: +0.5 m/s)
5th (h)200 m25.19 w(wind: +2.6 m/s)
World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 6th (qf)100 m12.21 (wind: -1.2 m/s)
4th (sf)200 m24.48 (wind: -1.8 m/s)
2008 CARIFTA Games (U17) Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis 2nd100 m11.91 (wind: +0.4 m/s)
1st200 m23.99 (wind: +1.6 m/s)
World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 41st (h)100m 12.16 (wind: -0.8 m/s)
33rd (h)200m 24.61 (wind: +0.2 m/s)
2009 CARIFTA Games (U20) Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia 3rd100 m11.50 w(wind: +2.5 m/s)
3rd200 m23.51 (wind: +1.5 m/s)
World Youth Championship Bressanone, Italy 2nd100 m11.47 (wind: +0.7 m/s)
2nd200 m23.08 (wind: +0.9 m/s)
2010 CARIFTA Games (U20) George Town, Cayman Islands 2nd100 m11.51 (wind: +0.7 m/s)
1st200 m23.29 (wind: +0.5 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 1st200 m23.32 (wind: -1.3 m/s)
World Junior Championships Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada 7th200 m 23.70 (wind: -0.5 m/s)
2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 16th (h)100 m 12.05 (wind: -1.4 m/s)
4th200 m 23.25 (wind: +1.4 m/s)
Pan American Junior Championships Miramar, Florida, United States 4th200 m23.25 (wind: +2.0 m/s)
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 21st (sf)200 m 23.56 (wind: -0.1 m/s)
2012 NACAC Under-23 Championships Irapuato, México 2nd200 m 22.92 A(wind: +0.9 m/s)
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 7th (h)100 m 11.41 w(wind: +2.2 m/s)
8th (sf)200 m 23.35 (wind: +1.0 m/s)
2014 NACAC Under-23 Championships Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada 2nd200 m 23.47 (wind: +0.2 m/s)
1st400 m 51.92
Pan American Sports Festival Ciudad de México, México 2nd200m 23.03 w A(wind: +2.1 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, México 3rd200m 23.54 A(wind: -1.6 m/s)

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References

  1. "Allison Peter". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  2. Track & Field / Cross Country w - Allison Peter - 2012 Women's Track and Field, Texas Longhorns , retrieved December 29, 2014