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| Born | 7 May 1985 Manchester, Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 100 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Simone Facey (born 7 May 1985) is a Jamaican sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.
Simone attended Vere Technical High School in Clarendon, Jamaica. At the 2002 World Junior Championships in Kingston, she won a silver medal in the 100m by running 11.43. She then came back and anchored Jamaica to a gold medal in the 4x100. In her 2004 season, Simone broke Veronica Campbell's national junior record in the 200m of 22.92 by running 22.71. She then doubled at the 2004 Boys and Girls National Championships by winning the 100m and 200m. At the 2004 Penn Relays, Simone anchored her team to a record of 44.32 in the 4x100. While at Texas A&M, Simone won the 100m title at Big 12 Track and Field Championships in a meet record 10.95. Almost four weeks later, she beat teammate, Porscha Lucas, and won the NCAA 200m title. In 2009, Simone took third place in the 200 m at the 2009 Jamaican championships, guaranteeing her a place on the Jamaican team for the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. However, she only managed 11.23 seconds, and fourth place, in the 100 m thus failed to qualify for her preferred event. [1] [2]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Jamaica | |||||
| 2000 | CARIFTA Games | St. George's, Grenada | 2nd | 200 m | 24.32 w (2.5 m/s) |
| 2001 | CARIFTA Games | Bridgetown, Barbados | 1st | 100 m | 11.78 (0.0 m/s) |
| 1st | 200 m | 24.15 (-4.0 m/s) | |||
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.44 | |||
| World Youth Championships | Debrecen, Hungary | 4th | 100 m | 11.83 (0.5 m/s) | |
| 4th (sf) | 200 m | 24.48 (0.4 m/s) | |||
| 2002 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | Bridgetown, Barbados | 1st | 100 m | 11.46 (0.0 m/s) |
| 1st | 200 m | 23.22 CR (-0.9 m/s) | |||
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.30 | |||
| World Junior Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 2nd | 100 m | 11.43 (-0.2 m/s) | |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.40 CR | |||
| 2004 | CARIFTA Games | Hamilton, Bermuda | 1st | 100 m | 11.72 (-1.7 m/s) |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.22 | |||
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.01 |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 6th | 200 m | 22.80 |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.06 | |||
| 2011 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 3rd | 100 m | 11.39 |
| 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.63 | |||
| Pan American Games | Guadalajara, Mexico | 2nd | 200 m | 22.86 | |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 17th (sf) | 100 m | 11.23 |
| 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.19 | |||
Merlene Joyce Ottey is a Jamaican-Slovenian former track and field sprinter. She began her career representing Jamaica in 1978, and continued to do so for 24 years, before representing Slovenia from 2002 to 2012. She is ranked fourth on the all-time list over 60 metres (indoor), eighth on the all-time list over 100 metres and sixth on the all-time list over 200 metres. She is the current world indoor record holder for 200 metres with 21.87 seconds, set in 1993. She was named Jamaican Sportswoman of the Year 13 times between 1979 and 1995.
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Michael Frater O.D is a Jamaican retired sprinter who specialised in the 100 metres event. He won a silver medal at the 2005 World Championships and a gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games for the event.
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