Sherone Simpson


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Birth date
Age
12/08/1984 - Manchester (JAM) 
28
Height
Weight
Gender
175 cm / 5'9" 
59 kg / 130 lbs 
F
Sport
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RankEventYearLocationResult
Olympic Games
14 x 100m Relay2004Athens, GRE41.73
2100m2008Beijing, CHN10.98
6200m2008Beijing, CHN22.36
64 x 100m Relay2008Beijing, CHNDNF
6100m2004Athens, GRE11.07
World Championships
24 x 100m Relay2011Daegu, KOR41.70
24 x 100m Relay2005Helsinki, FIN41.99
8200m2011Daegu, KOR23.17
Diamond League
2100m2010Lausanne, SUI11.15
2200m2010Doha, QAT22.64
3100m2010Gateshead, GBR11.02
3200m2010London, GBR23.04
4100m2010Monaco, MON11.03
4200m2010Paris Saint-Denis, FRA22.65
5100m2011Eugene, OR, USA11.00
5100m2011Shanghai, CHN11.28
5100m2010Zurich, SUI11.18
6100m2012Rome, ITA11.28
6100m2011Paris Saint-Denis, FRA11.33
6100m2010Eugene, OR, USA11.14
7200m2012Oslo, NOR23.32
7200m2011Zurich, SUI23.30
8100m2012Doha, QAT11.22
Golden League
8100m2009Brussels, BEL11.39
World Challenge
1100m2010Rieti, ITA11.11
1100m2010Berlin, GER11.09
2100m2011Berlin, GER11.24
2200m2011Zagreb, CRO22.95
3100m2011Kingston, JAM11.07
3100m2010Daegu, KOR11.26
8100m2012Kingston, JAM11.28
Grand Prix
2100m2009Rieti, ITA11.37

Education

Hospitality Management - University of Technology, Kingston, JAM

Club name

MVP Track Club, Kingston, JAM

Coach

Stephen Francis (jamaica-gleaner.com, 30 Jun 2011)

Injuries

She had knee surgery before the 2008 Olympics and was hampered with the injury for the next four seasons. (rjrnewsonline.com, 03 Feb 2012)

Additional information

Start of sporting career
She was spotted when aged 12 and convinced to go and train at Manchester High School. (iaaf.org, 11 Sep 2006)

Ambitions
"I really want to go into the tourism sector, especially in the hotel industry, I really have a love for it. I want to play a positive role in that industry. Tourism is very important to Jamaica and I want to be a part of that. So, I want to work in one of those big hotels and maybe later I can be a hotel manager." (Jamaica Star, 27 Jul 2005)

Most influential person in career
Ian Thorpe, a lecturer in the engineering faculty of the University of Technology in Kingston and Bruce James, the president of the MVP Track Club. (Jamaica Star, 27 Jul 20050

Awards
She was named the 2006 CAC Female 'Athlete of the Year.' (caribbeanpressreleases.com, 31 Jun 2006)

2006 IAAF Female Athlete of the Year. (rjrnewsonline.com, 03 Feb 2012)

Previous Olympics

Beijing 2008, Athens 2004


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