Shereefa Lloyd (born 2 September 1982 in Clarendon Park, Jamaica) is a

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n sprinter, who specializes in the

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. She attended and competed for

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under coach

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. At the 2007 World Championships Lloyd won a

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, together with teammates

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, Davita Prendagast and

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. She also reached the semi-final in the individual event, with a personal best time of 51.00 seconds. She was also part of the Jamaican teams that won the bronze medal at the

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and

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Achievements

Personal bests

*100 metres – 11.50 s (2003) *200 metres – 23.10 s (2004) *400 metres – 51.00 s (2007)

References

* After retiring form track in 2014. 3 Years later in 2017 Shereefa joined the Army where she was sent to Fort Jackson SC. for basic training. After 10 weeks she graduated basic training in Fort Jackson SC. Then after completing basic training she was sent to Fort Lee VA. where she studied the work of a 92Y for 8 weeks. 1982 births Living people People from Clarendon Parish, Jamaica Jamaican female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Jamaica Olympic silver medalists for Jamaica Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Texas Tech Red Raiders women's track and field athletes World Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games competitors for Jamaica Olympic female sprinters 20th-century Jamaican women 21st-century Jamaican women {{Jamaica-athletics-bio-stub