Heather Barbara Samuel (born 6 July 1970) is a retired sprinter from

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who specialized in the 100 and

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. In 1990 she won two medals at the

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with a silver medal in the 100 metres and a bronze medal in the 200 metres.Central American and Caribbean Games (Women)
- GBR Athletics Samuel was a sprinter/jumper at

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from 1991 to 1994; in 2004 she was selected for the Murray State Athletics Hall of Fame. Her World Championships debut came in 1993, when she competed in 100 and 200 m at the 1993 World Championships. She did not reach the final in either event. In May that year she had achieved a career best time over the 100 m, clocking 11.20 seconds in

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. In May the next year she clocked a career best time of 23.20 over 200 metres in

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. In 1995 she became Central American and Caribbean Champion for the only time.Central American and Caribbean Championships (Women)
- GBR Athletics She again competed in two events at the

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, again without reaching the final, and repeated this at the 1997 World Championships. In 1999 she made her debut at the World Indoor Championships, and only competed in the 100 metres at the

the same year. She competed in the 100 m as well as her last world-level 200 m at the

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, and in the 60 m at the 2001 World Indoor Championships, again without reaching the final round. However, she repeated her success from 1990 at the

, once again winning a silver and a bronze medal. In 2003, she reached the 60 m semi-final at the 2003 World Indoor Championships, which was her best result in a global athletics event. Unsuccessful participations at the 2003 World Championships and the

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followed. She has not competed since 2004.

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