Anneisha McLaughlin-Whilby

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Anneisha McLaughlin-Whilby
Anneisha McLaughlin-Whilby Rio 2016.jpg
McLaughlin-Whilby at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born6 January 1986 (1986-01-06) (age 37)
Manchester, Jamaica
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 m – 11.23 (2013)
200 m – 22.54 (2010)
400 m – 50.76 (2017) [2]
Medal record
Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×400 m relay
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Sopot 4×400 m relay
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Kingston 4×100 m relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2000 Santiago 4×400 m relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Kingston 200 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Grosseto 4×100 m relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Grosseto 200 m
World Youth Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Sherbrooke 200 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2001 Debrecen 400 m
Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Shenzhen 200 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Shenzhen 4×100 m relay

Anneisha McLaughlin-Whilby (born 6 January 1986) is a Jamaican sprinter. In 2002, she was awarded the Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the 2002 CARIFTA Games. [3] [4]

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Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
2000 CARIFTA Games (U-17) St. George's, Grenada 1st400 m54.57
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17) San Juan, Puerto Rico 1st400 m53.54 CR
1st4 × 400 m relay3:40.40 CR
World Junior Championships Santiago, Chile 2nd4 × 400 m relay 3:33.99 SB
2001 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Bridgetown, Barbados 1st400 m54.22
1st4 × 100 m relay45.44
World Youth Championships Debrecen, Hungary 3rd400 m53.35
2002 CARIFTA Games Nassau, Bahamas 1st100 m11.48
(0.6 m/s)
1st200 m23.04   (-1.3 m/s)
1st4 × 400 m relay3:44.18 CR
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17) Bridgetown, Barbados 1st100 m11.59 CR  (0.0 m/s)
1st200 m23.27 CR  (-1.0 m/s)
1st4 × 100 m relay45.33 CR
World Junior Championships Kingston, Jamaica 2nd200 m 22.94 PB(wind: -0.2 m/s)
1st4 × 100 m relay 43.40 CR
2003 CARIFTA Games Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 1st400 m52.57
1st4 × 400 m relay3:36.20 CR
World Youth Championships Sherbrooke, Canada 1st200 m23.26   (-0.4 m/s)
2ndMedley relay2:07.05 PB
2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 2nd200m 23.21 (wind: -0.2 m/s)
2nd4 × 100 m relay 43.63
3rd (h) [5] 4 × 400 m relay 3:33.28
2005 CARIFTA Games Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago 2nd200 m23.28   (-0.1 m/s)
2007 NACAC Championships San Salvador, El Salvador 5th200 m 23.27
1st4 × 100 m relay 43.73
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 5th200 m 22.62   (-0.1 m/s)
2011 Universiade Shenzhen, PR China 1st200 m 22.54   (0.7 m/s)
3rd4 × 100 m relay 43.57

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References

  1. Anneisha McLaughlin-Whilby Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine . rio2016.com
  2. Anneisha McLaughlin at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. Graham, Raymond (2 April 2002), Ja top Carifta again, Gleaner Company Ltd, archived from the original on 1 December 2005, retrieved 15 October 2011
  4. 67-medal haul Bolt strikes again as rampant JA retain title, Jamaica Observer, 2 April 2002, retrieved 2 February 2012
  5. Competed only in the heat.