Melaine Walker

Melaine Walker
Walker at the 2009 World Championships
Personal information
Born (1983-03-01) 1 March 1983 (age 41)
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Country Jamaica
SportAthletics
Event400m Hurdles
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 400 m hurdles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Berlin 400 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place 2011 Daegu 400 m hurdles
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2000 Santiago 4×400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2002 Kingston 400 m hurdles
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Annecy 4×400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Santiago 400 m hurdles
World Youth Championships
Silver medal – second place 1999 Bydgoszcz 200 m
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Cartagena 4×400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Cartagena 400 m hurdles
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
Gold medal – first place 2000 San Juan 400 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place 2000 San Juan 4x400 m relay
CAC Junior Championships (U17)
Gold medal – first place 1998 George Town 200 m
Gold medal – first place 1998 George Town 4x100 m relay
Gold medal – first place 1998 George Town 4x400 m relay
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)
Gold medal – first place 2001 Bridgetown 400 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place 2001 Bridgetown 4x100 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2002 Nassau 400 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place 2001 Bridgetown 100 m hurdles
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Nassau 200 m
CARIFTA Games
Youth (U17)
Gold medal – first place 1998 Port of Spain 200 m
Gold medal – first place 1999 Fort-de-France 200 m
Gold medal – first place 1999 Fort-de-France 100 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place 1998 Port of Spain 100 m
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Port of Spain 100 m hurdles

Melaine Walker O.D (born 1 March 1983) is a Jamaican 400 metres hurdler. She was born in Kingston. Walker is the former Olympic 400 m hurdles champion.[1] She held the Olympic record of 52.64, set at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and her time of 52.42 seconds at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin was the second fastest time in history at the time.[1]

  1. ^ a b Lewis, Richard (2009-08-20) "For Walker, World record assault next item on the agenda? Archived 21 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine". IAAF. Retrieved 2009-08-21.