Sheri-Ann Brooks (born 11 February 1983 in Kingston) is a

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n sprinter, who specializes in the

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. She is the first child of Mr. Error Brooks and Mrs. Donna Brooks. Brooks represented the

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. She competed at the 4 x 100 metres relay together with Shelly-Ann Fraser, Aleen Bailey and Veronica Campbell-Brown. In its first round heat, Jamaica placed first in front of

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and China. 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

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and

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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

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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 withdrew her from the

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at the World Championships as a precaution.Jamaican five withdrawn by team

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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 {{Jamaica-athletics-bio-stub