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Christine Day (born 23 August 1986) is a Jamaican sprinter who specializes in the
400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is o ...
. She represented Jamaica at the
2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, th ...
in the individual
400m The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is on ...
and in the
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. Day was eliminated in the semifinals of the individual 400m but she and teammates Rosemarie Whyte,
Shericka Williams Shericka Williams (born 17 September 1985 in Black River, St. Elizabeth) is a Jamaican former sprinter. Together with Novlene Williams, Ronetta Smith and Lorraine Fenton she won a silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2005 World Cham ...
and
Novlene Williams-Mills Novlene Hilaire Williams-Mills (''née'', Williams; born 26 April 1982), is a retired Jamaican track and field athlete. She won the bronze medal in the 400 metres at the 2007 World Championships. She is also a three-time Olympic silver medalli ...
won bronze in the relay. Day won a bronze medal at the 2014 Glasgow in the women's
400m The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is on ...
behind teammates Stephanie McPherson and
Novlene Williams-Mills Novlene Hilaire Williams-Mills (''née'', Williams; born 26 April 1982), is a retired Jamaican track and field athlete. She won the bronze medal in the 400 metres at the 2007 World Championships. She is also a three-time Olympic silver medalli ...
. She along with Williams-Mills, McPherson and
Anastasia Le-Roy Anastasia Le-Roy (born 11 September 1987) is a Jamaican track and field athlete, who specializes in the 400 metres. Le-Roy, in recent times has positioned herself as a key member of Jamaica's 4 x 400 metres women team and helped them in setting ...
won gold in the
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women team and helped them in setting a games' record of 3 minutes 23.82 seconds (3:23.82) at the
2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014, ( sco, Glesca 2014 or Glesga 2014; gd, Glaschu 2014), was an international multi-sport ev ...
.


International competitions

1Representing the Americas


References

1986 births Living people Jamaican female sprinters Sportspeople from Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Jamaica Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Jamaica World Athletics Championships medalists Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Jamaica Olympic silver medalists for Jamaica Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics IAAF Continental Cup winners World Athletics Championships winners Olympic female sprinters Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games {{Jamaica-Olympic-medalist-stub