Veronica Campbell-Brown

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Date of Birth: 15 May 1982
Age: 30
Height: 163 cm
Weight: 61 kg
Discipline: Track and Field
Affiliation: Adidas, Advocare
Personal website: www.veronicacampbellbrown.com
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Veronica was the first female to win the World Youth Games 100 meter title; that win marked the first time a Jamaican was winning a global 100m title. That was followed by a historic sprint double at the World Junior Championships in 2000, weeks after she took an Olympic silver medal for her part on the Jamaican sprint relay team.

Campbell-Brown ran at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 4 x 100m relay along with Tayna Lawrence, Beverly McDonald, Merlene Frazer and sprint veteran and Olympic legend, Merlene Ottey. They finished second in the finals in a time of 42.13, behind neighbours, Bahamas which gave 18 year old Campbell-Brown her first Olympic medal. Seh went on to win a silver medal in the 100 at the Commonwealth Games.

At the 2004 Olympics, Campbell first placed third in the 100 m and two days later won the 200 m, beating out Allyson Felix of the United States. She later teamed up with Aleen Bailey, Tayna Lawrence, and Sherone Simpson to win the 4 x 100 m relay race.

In August 2005, Campbell won the silver medal in the 100 m at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics as well as another silver medal in the 4 x 100 m relay (together with Daniele Browning, Aleen Bailey and Sherone Simpson).

At the 2007 World Championships, Campbell won three medals with a gold in the 100 m, a silver in the 200 m (second to Felix) and a silver in the 4 x 100 m relay.

Veronica Campbell-Brown carried the Jamaican flag during the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympics, Athletes’ Parade. She successfully defended her Olympic 200m title in a new personal best time of 21.74 s.

Veronica won silver in 200m in 2009 World Championships. In 2011 won her first World Championships in 200 m with a time of 22.22.

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