Sheri-Ann Brooks (born 11 February 1983 in
Kingston) is a
Jamaica
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n
sprinter, who specializes in the
100 metres
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.
She is the first child of Mr. Error Brooks and Mrs. Donna Brooks.
Brooks represented the
Jamaica at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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in
Beijing
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. She competed at the
4 x 100 metres relay
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together with
Shelly-Ann Fraser
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce OD, OJ (née Fraser; born December 27, 1986) is a Jamaican track and field sprinter competing in the 60 metres, 100 m and 200 m. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest sprinters of all time.
On ...
,
Aleen Bailey and
Veronica Campbell-Brown
Veronica Campbell-Brown CD ( Campbell; born 15 May 1982) is a retired Jamaican track and field sprinter, who specialized in the 100 and 200 meters. . In its first round heat, Jamaica placed first in front of
Russia
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,
Germany
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and
China
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. The Jamaica relay's time of 42.24 seconds was the first time overall out of sixteen participating nations. With this result, Jamaica qualified for the final, replacing Brooks and Bailey with
Sherone Simpson
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Kerron Stewart
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. Jamaica did not finish the race due to a mistake in the baton exchange.
She qualified for the 100 m at the
2009 World Championships in Athletics
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with a third-place finish at the Jamaican national championships, behind Fraser and Stewart.
In June, 2009, Brooks was one of five members of the
Jamaica national team who were reported for providing urine samples that tested positive for a banned stimulant. Brooks was cleared to continue racing on a technicality, however, as the
Jamaican Anti-Doping Commission had tested her B-sample without her prior knowledge. Nevertheless, the
Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association
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withdrew her from the
relay race
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at the World Championships as a precaution.
Jamaican five withdrawn by team
BBC Sport
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(2009-08-19). Retrieved on 2009-08-19.
Achievements
Personal bests
*100 metres – 11.05 s (2007)
*200 metres – 22.78 s (2007)
*400 metres – 53.95 s (2006)
References
*
1983 births
Living people
Jamaican female sprinters
Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Jamaica
Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games
Olympic athletes for Jamaica
Athletes from Kingston, Jamaica
Doping cases in athletics
Jamaican sportspeople in doping cases
World Athletics Championships medalists
Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
Pan American Games gold medalists for Jamaica
Pan American Games silver medalists for Jamaica
Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics
World Athletics Championships winners
Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games
Olympic female sprinters
21st-century Jamaican women
Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
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