Shereefa Lloyd

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Shereefa Lloyd
Shereefa Lloyd Berlin 2009.jpg
Shereefa Lloyd during the World Championship Athletics 2009 in Berlin.
Personal information
Born (1982-09-02) 2 September 1982 (age 41)
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
SportAthletics
Event 4 × 400m Relay
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Beijing 4 × 400 m relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 London 4 × 400 m relay
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Osaka 4 × 400 m relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Berlin 4 × 400 m relay
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 San Juan 4 × 100 m relay

Shereefa Lloyd (born 2 September 1982 in Clarendon Park, Jamaica) is a Jamaican sprinter, who specializes in the 400 metres.

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She attended and competed for Texas Tech under coach Wes Kittley.

At the 2007 World Championships Lloyd won a bronze medal in 4 × 400 metres relay, together with teammates Shericka Williams, Davita Prendergast and Novlene Williams. She also reached the semi-final in the individual event, with a personal best time of 51.00 seconds. She was also part of the Jamaican teams that won the bronze medal at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. [1] [2]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
2000 World Junior Championships Santiago, Chile 1st (h) [3] 4 × 100 m relay 44.26
2007 Pan American Games Rio, Brazil4th400 m 51.19
4th4 × 400 m relay 3:28.74
World Championships Osaka, Japan2nd4 × 400 m relay 3:19.73
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 7th400 m 50.68
2nd4 × 400 m relay 3:20.40
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 7th400 m 50.79
2nd4 × 400 m relay 3:20.95

Personal bests

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References

  1. "Beijing 2008 - Athletics - Women's 4 x 400 m". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  2. "London 2012 - Athletics - Women's 4 x 400 m". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  3. Competed only in the heat.

After retiring form track in 2014. 3 Years later in 2017 Shereefa joined the Army where she was sent to Fort Jackson SC. for basic training. After 10 weeks she graduated basic training in Fort Jackson SC. Then after completing basic training she was sent to Fort Lee VA. where she studied the work of a 92Y for 8 weeks.