Michelle Freeman

Michelle Freeman medal table
sprint
Jamaica
Olympic games
bronze	1996 Atlanta	4 × 100 m
World championships
bronze	1993 Stuttgart	4 × 100 m
bronze	1997 Athens	100 m hurdles
Commonwealth Games
gold	1994 Victoria	100 m hurdles
Indoor world championships
gold	1997 Paris	60 m hurdles
silver	2001 Lisbon	60 m hurdles

Michelle Freeman (born May 5, 1969 in Saint Catherine Parish ) is a former Jamaican track and field athlete who mainly appeared in the 100-meter hurdles .

She won a total of five times at Jamaican championships in the 100-meter hurdles (1991-1994 and 1997). Her greatest international successes in this discipline include the bronze medal at the 2007 World Championships and victory at the 2004 Commonwealth Games.

She was also successful in the 60-meter hurdles and won the gold and silver medal once each at indoor world championships. With her personal best of 7.74 s, she is the fifth fastest woman on this route to date (as of May 2009).

She was also a member of the Jamaican 4 x 100 meter relay . At the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart , she finished third in the relay. In 1996 she won the bronze medal at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta together with Juliet Cuthbert , Nikole Mitchell and Merlene Ottey .

Michelle Freeman is 1.70 m tall and weighed 63 kg during her active days. In 1997 she was named Jamaica's Sportswoman of the Year .

Top performances

• 100 m: 11.32 s, May 29, 1993, San José
• 100 m hurdles: 12.52 s, August 10, 1997, Athens
• 60 m (hall): 7.12 s, January 23, 1998, Chemnitz
• 60 m hurdles (hall): 7.74 s, February 3, 1998, Madrid

Web links

• Michelle Freeman in the database of World Athletics (English)
• IAAF: Michelle Freeman - devastation and tragedy but now happily back on track , February 8, 2005

Individual evidence

1. ↑ gbrathletics.com: Jamaican Championships
2. ↑ IAAF: Eternal list of the best in the women's 60-meter hurdles