Me'Lisa Barber

Me'Lisa Barber
nation	United States
birthday	4th October 1980
place of birth	Livingston , United States
size	160 cm
Weight	56 kg
Career
discipline	sprint
Best performance	10.95 s ( 100 m ) / 50.87 s ( 400 m )
status	resigned
Medal table
World championships 2 × 0 × 0 × Indoor World Cup 1 × 0 × 0 ×
World championships gold Paris 2003 4 × 400 m gold Helsinki 2005 4 × 100 m  Indoor world championships gold Moscow 2006 60 m

Me'Lisa Barber (born October 4, 1980 in Livingston , New Jersey ) is an American sprinter .

Barber began her career as a 200 and 400 meter runner . Her greatest success over 400 meters was winning the gold medal with the US 4 x 400 meter relay at the 2003 World Championships in Paris / Saint-Denis . After she could not qualify for the US eliminations for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens over 200 and 400 meters, she switched to the 100-meter course in 2005 and immediately became American champion. At the World Championships in Helsinki in 2005 , she was fifth over 100 meters and won the gold medal with the 4-by-100-meter relay . At the 2006 World Indoor Championships in Moscow , she won gold in the 60-meter run .

Barber occasionally works as a model for women's fashion. Her twin sister Mikele is also a successful track and field athlete.

Personal best

• 100 m: 10.95 s, May 20, 2007, Carson
• 200 m: 22.37 s, June 26, 2005, Carson
• 400 m: 50.87 s, June 1st 2002, Baton Rouge

Web links

• Me'lisa Barber in the database of World Athletics (English)
• Athlete portrait at USA Track & Field
• Illustrations by Me'Lisa Barber