Michelle Freeman

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Michelle Freeman
JO Atlanta 1996 - Stade.jpg
Michelle Freeman (lane 5) at the 1996 Summer Olympics 100-meter hurdles semi-final
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Born (1969-05-05) 5 May 1969 (age 55)
Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight139 lb (63 kg)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 100 meters hurdles, 100 meters
College team University of Florida
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1996 Atlanta 4x100 m relay
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1993 Stuttgart 4x100 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1997 Athens 100 m hurdles
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Victoria 100 m hurdles
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Paris 60 m hurdles
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1988 Kingston 100 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1988 Kingston 100 m hurdles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1987 Port of Spain 100 m hurdles

Michelle Freeman (born 5 May 1969) is a former Jamaican track & field athlete who was an Olympic bronze medalist.

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Freeman was born in Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica. In 1988, she was awarded the Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the 1988 CARIFTA Games. [1] [2] She received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where she was a member of the Florida Gators track and field team in National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) competition from 1989 to 1992. She was seven-time Southeastern Conference (SEC) champion and a member of the Gators' NCAA championship 4x400-meter relay team. Freeman received eight All-American honors, and still retains the Gators' team records in the 55-meter hurdles, 55-meter dash, 100-meter dash and 100-meter hurdles. She was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 2011. [3] [4]

Freeman received the gold medal for winning the 100-meter hurdles at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia. She competed for Jamaica at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where she won the bronze medal with her teammates Juliet Cuthbert, Nikole Mitchell and Merlene Ottey in the women's 4x100-meter relay event. [5] She was also a member of the Jamaican Olympic team in 1992 and 2000. [5]

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  2. Carifta Games Magazine, Part 3 (PDF), Carifta Games 2011, archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2012, retrieved 12 October 2011
  3. F Club, Hall of Fame, Gator Greats. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  4. "Eight Gators To Be Inducted Into UF Athletic Hall of Fame Friday Night Archived 3 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine ," GatorZone.com (8 April 2011). Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  5. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Michelle Freeman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2011.