Michael McDonald (athlete)

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Michael McDonald (born March 17, 1975 in Saint Mary Parish ) is a former Jamaican athlete who won medals at international championships between 1995 and 2004 with the 4-by-400-meter relay .

Career

At the Junior World Championships in Lisbon in 1994 , McDonald won the 400-meter run in 45.83 seconds , with the relay he received the silver medal. The following year he took part for the first time in major championships in the adult class. At the World Athletics Championships in Gothenburg in 1995 , he won silver with the relay.

At the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta , McDonald was eliminated in the individual decision in the semifinals. With the relay he won bronze behind the US and UK seasons. In Paris - Bercy at the World Indoor Championships in 1997 , he won silver behind the relay from the USA. At the 1997 World Championships in Athens , he was eliminated again in the semifinals over the 400 meters, with the relay he won bronze behind the USA and the United Kingdom.

In Kuala Lumpur at the 1998 Commonwealth Games , the Jamaican relay won ahead of England and Wales, as the best runners in the United Kingdom were divided between the two relays. McDonald won another gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games with the relay. A month later, at the 1999 World Championships in Seville , the Jamaican relay received the silver medal behind Poland (the victorious Americans were subsequently disqualified for doping).

In 2001 the relay finished fourth at the 2001 World Indoor Championships in Lisbon, behind Poland, the USA and the Russian team. Since the American Jerome Young was later banned for doping , the Jamaicans subsequently received bronze. In 2004, McDonald was once again on the podium when he won the relay at the World Indoor Championships in Budapest .

Michael McDonald is the younger brother of athlete Beverly McDonald . He had a competition weight of 85 kg with a height of 1.83 m.

Successes with the relay

Best times

discipline time place date
200 metres 21.08 seconds 1996
400 meters 44.64 seconds Mexico city June 9, 1996

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personal data
SURNAME McDonald, Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION jamaican sprinter
DATE OF BIRTH March 17, 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH Saint Mary Parish