Michelle Freeman

Michelle Freeman
Michelle Freeman
Personal information
Nationality  Jamaica
Born May 5, 1969 (1969-05-05) (age 42)
Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 kg)
Weight 139 lb (63 kg)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 100 meters hurdles, 100 meters
College/university team University of Florida

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

Freeman was born in Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica. 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.[1][2]

Freeman received the gold medal for winning the 100-meter hurdles at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Australia. 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.[3] She was also a member of the Jamaican Olympic team in 1992 and 2000.[3]

See also

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References

  1. ^ F Club, Hall of Fame, Gator Greats. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
  2. ^ "Eight Gators To Be Inducted Into UF Athletic Hall of Fame Friday Night," GatorZone.com (April 8, 2011). Retrieved May 23, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Michelle Freeman. Retrieved July 22, 2011.

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Preceded by
Deon Hemmings
Jamaica Sportswoman of the Year
1997
Succeeded by
Sandie Richards



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