Medal record | ||
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Athletics | ||
Representing Jamaica | ||
Pan American Games | ||
2007 Rio de Janeiro | 4x100 m relay | |
CAC Junior Championships (U20) | ||
2004 Coatzacoalcos | 4x100 m relay | |
CARIFTA Games Junior (U20) | ||
2004 Hamilton | 4x100 m relay | |
2002 Nassau | 200 m | |
CARIFTA Games Youth (U17) | ||
2001 Bridgetown | 4x100m relay | |
2001 Bridgetown | 100m | |
2001 Bridgetown | 200m |
Tracy-Ann Rowe (born 17 September 1985 in Manchester, Jamaica) is a female track and field sprinter from Jamaica, who competes in the 100 metres and 200 metres.
Her personal best time in the women's 100 m is 11.25, set on 6 June 2007 in Sacramento, California. She won a gold medal in the women's 4x100 metres relay at the 2007 Pan American Games, alongside Sheri-Ann Brooks, Peta-Gaye Gayle, and Aleen Bailey.
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Jamaica | |||||
2001 | CARIFTA Games (U17) | Bridgetown, Barbados | 1st | 4x100 m relay | 45.44 s |
3rd | 100 m | 12.08s (0.0 m/s) | |||
3rd | 200 m | 24.87s (-4.0 m/s) | |||
2002 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Nassau, Bahamas | 2nd | 200 m | 23.98 (-1.5 m/s) |
2004 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Hamilton, Bermuda | 1st | 4x100 m relay | 45.22 s |
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | Coatzacoalcos, México | 6th | 100 m | 11.87 (0.6 m/s) | |
1st | 4x100 m relay | 44.85 | |||
World Junior Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 2nd | 4x100 m relay | 43.63 s | |
2007 | Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 1st | 4x100 m relay | 43.58 s |
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