Medal record | ||
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Athletics | ||
Representing ![]() | ||
CAC Junior Championships (U20) | ||
![]() | 1996 San Salvador | Long jump |
CARIFTA Games Junior (U20) | ||
![]() | 1995 George Town | Long jump |
![]() | 1992 Nassau | 4x400m relay |
CARIFTA Games Youth (U17) | ||
![]() | 1992 Nassau | Long Jump |
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]
She 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]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing ![]() | |||||
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 |
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