Cydonie Mothersille

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Cydonie Mothersille
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Mothersille at the 2007 World Athletic Championships in Osaka
Personal information
Born (1978-03-19) 19 March 1978 (age 45)
Jamaica
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands
Medal record
Representing Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands
Women's athletics
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2001 Edmonton 200 m
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Delhi 200 m
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Santo Domingo 200 m
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Mayagüez 200 m
Continental Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Split 200 m
Updated on 22 July 2012.

Cydonie Camille Mothersille (born 19 March 1978) is a female former track and field sprinter from the Cayman Islands. Her speciality at the beginning of her career was the 100 metres, while the 200 metres gradually became her main event. She represented her country at four Olympic Games from 1996 to 2008, six World Championships in Athletics, and three Commonwealth Games. Her greatest achievements were in the 200 m, including a bronze at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics, Commonwealth gold in 2010 and a silver at the 2003 Pan American Games. Her World Championship medal was the first ever for her nation.

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Mothersille was born in Jamaica in 1978 and moved to Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands at age 7. While in high school, she was discovered by her high school's physical education teacher Evelyn Rockette and began her track career. Mothersille began competing for the Cayman Islands by competing in the CARIFTA Games, where she performed well with a 100/200 m sprint double in 1996. In 1996, she was awarded the Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the 1996 CARIFTA Games. [1] [2]

While in college she competed in the 100 m, 200 m, 4 × 100 m relay and 4 × 400 m relay for Clemson University. She was a part of the Clemson All American 4 x 100 and 4 x 400 team.

In 2011, Cydonie was the highest paid athlete from the Cayman Islands (male or female) making $85,000 (USD). [3] Mothersille is married to Ato Stephens.

Mothersille was coached by Henry Rolle.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands
1992 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Nassau, Bahamas8th200 m27.12 w
1993 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Fort-de-France, Martinique8th100 m12.52   (−0.6 m/s)
1994 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Bridgetown, Barbados3rd100 m11.97
2nd200 m24.31
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago8th100 m12.1   (−0.4 m/s)
2nd200 m24.8   (−2.3 m/s)
World Junior Championships Lisbon, Portugal 27th (h) [4] 200m 24.65 (wind: +1.0 m/s)
1995 CARIFTA Games (U-20) George Town, Cayman Island 3rd100 m11.72
3rd200 m23.83
1996 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Kingston, Jamaica1st100 m11.35   (0.9 m/s)
1st200 m23.77   (−4.4 m/s)
Olympic Games Atlanta, United States6th (h)100 m 11.61   (0.6 m/s)
World Junior Championships Sydney, Australia 6th100m 11.51 (wind: +0.6 m/s)
11th (qf) [5] 200m 24.20 (wind: -3.1 m/s)
1997 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Bridgetown, Barbados1st100 m11.54   (0.0 m/s)
World Championships Athens, Greece6th (h)100 m 11.87   (−1.5 m/s)
1998 Central American and Caribbean Games Maracaibo, Venezuela 12th (h)100 m 11.65
8th (h)200 m 24.16
2000 NACAC U-25 Championships Monterrey, Mexico3rd100 m 11.83 (wind: -1.6 m/s)
2nd200 m 23.72 (wind: -3.1 m/s)
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia4th (h)100 m 11.38   (−0.4 m/s)
4th (h)200 m 22.78   (0.2 m/s)
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada3rd200 m 22.88   (−0.3 m/s)
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, England5th200 m
2003 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom5th200 m
World Championships Paris, France7th (sf)200 m 23.07   (−0.2 m/s)
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco7th200 m
Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic2nd200 m
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece5th (sf)200 m 22.76   (1.1 m/s)
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco6th200 m
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland8th200 m 23.00   (0.2 m/s)
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan8th200 m 23.08   (1.7 m/s)
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 8th200 m 22.68   (0.6 m/s)
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany4th (sf)200 m 22.80   (0.3 m/s)
2010 Commonwealth Games New Delhi, India1st200 m 22.89

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