In our countdown to the Tokyo Olympics, we regularly take you a profile of some of the largest medal competitors at the upcoming Quadrennial event.
Today we display one of the biggest women’s runners of all time – Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce.
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (Athletics) Date of Birth: December 27, 1986 Age: 34 Places of Birth: Kingston, Jamaica Sport / Event (S): 200m, 4x100m Relay Major * 2008 achievements Gold at Beijing Olympics * Gold 2009 Relay 100m and 4x100m in the world athletics championship * 2012 gold in a 100m and silver medal at 200m and 4x100m relay at the London Olympics * 2012 gold in 100m in the 2013 Diamond League gold in 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay at the World Athletics Championships * 2013 gold at 100mand 200m in diamond league * 2013 IAAF player in 2014 Relay 4x100m in the Commonwealth * 2015 Gold game in 100m and 4x100m Relay in the World Athletics Championships * 2015 gold in 100m in the Diamond League in 4x100m Relay and Bronze in 100m in Rio Olympics * 2019 Gold in 100m and 4x100m Relay on Championship World Athletics Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, an Olympic medalist six times, rose to stand out at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, becoming the first Caribbean woman to win gold in the 10th dash 0m.
Fraser-Pryce sailed to the victory in 100m and 200 m in the Jamaican Olympics trial and will go to Tokyo, the fourth Olympics, in blistering in the search for the third Olympic gold medal.
Fraser-Pryce may be in the best form.
He won the 100m Olympic trial final in 10.71 seconds.
He close the best of 21.79 seconds to win 200m and finish the Sprint Double in the Jamaican Olympic Olympic London test is the best Fraser-Pryce Olympic Olympics until now, because he not only retains his 100m title but also adds two more medals.
– Silver in 200M and 4x100m respectively.
He also won silver at 4x100m and bronze relays at 100m at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
In 2013, Fraser-Pryce registered three times the fastest 100m and the fastest in 200m.
He won six diamond diamond races throughout the season (four in 100m and two at 200m) to win the Diamond League title for both events.
Because of his achievements on the line throughout the season, he was named Athlete World IAAF in 2013.
He was the second Jamaican woman who would be respected after Merlene Otey in 1990.
The 34-year-old Fraser-Pryce won the fourth world title in the 100m race in 2019, Two years after having a son, Zyon.
Previously, he had won the 100 million world title in 2009, 2013 and 2015.
In 2010 and 2011 did not go down well for Fraser-Pryce, because he was given a six-month suspension after his urine sample was taken in the Diamond Shanghai League tested positive for oxycodone.
Then in 2011, Fraser-Pryce’s career was hampered by a calf injury that prevented competing in the Jamaica National Championships.
Exceptional, the 2011 World Championship in Daegu remains the only Fraser-Pryce appearance on the world event where he did not win 100m gold.
Usain Bolt has supported Fraser-Pryce to win the third 100m Olympic title at The Tokyo Games.
Be careful with Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce at the Tokyo Olympics.
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