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Mikele "Miki" Ronisse Barber (born October 4, 1980, in
Livingston, New Jersey Livingston is a township (New Jersey), township in Essex County, New Jersey, Essex County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States census, 2010 U.S. census, the township's population was 29,366, reflecting an increase of 1,975 (+7.2%) from the ...
) is an American sprinter who won gold at the 4 x 100 meters relay event in
2007 World Championships in Athletics The 11th World Championships in Athletics, () under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), were held at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan from 24 August to 2 September 2007. 200 of the IAAF's 212 member federat ...
, in
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, and an individual gold medal at the
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in 2007 Pan Am Games in
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,
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. She is the twin sister of
Me'Lisa Barber Me'Lisa Barber is an American Sprint (running), sprinter. After graduating from University of South Carolina, she was the 2005 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, 2005 USA Outdoor Champion in the 100 metres and the 2006 IAAF World Indoor C ...
, who has also won relay medals on the world stage.


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