Melissa Straker-Taylor (born January 23, 1976) is a retired female track and field sprinter from Barbados, who twice represented her native country at the

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...

: 1996 and 2000. She won a bronze medal in the women's 4x400 metres relay at the

1999 Pan American Games The 1999 Pan American Games, officially the XIII Pan American Games or the 13th Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event that was held from July 23 to August 8, 1999, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and surrounding towns and ...

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Joanne Durant Joanne Durant-Littleton (born 25 May 1975) is a retired female track and field sprinter from Barbados, who represented her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. She won a bronze medal in the women's 4x400 metres relay ...

Andrea Blackett Andrea Melissa Blackett (born 24 January 1976, in London) is a Barbadian athlete who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles. She is also a women's track assistant coach at her alma mater, Rice University. Her greatest achievement in athletics i ...

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Tanya Oxley Tanya Oxley (born 13 May 1979) is a retired female track and field sprinter from Barbados. Career She represented her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. She won a bronze medal in the women's 4x400 metres relay at ...

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* * 1976 births Living people Barbadian female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Olympic athletes of Barbados Commonwealth Games competitors for Barbados Pan American Games bronze medalists for Barbados Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Olympic female sprinters {{Barbados-athletics-bio-stub