Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

The Honourable
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
OJ, CD, OD, OLY
Fraser-Pryce in 2015 after winning her third 100 m world title.
Personal information
Birth nameShelly-Ann Fraser
Born (1986-12-27) 27 December 1986 (age 37)
Kingston, Jamaica
Height1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)[note 1]
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
CountryJamaica
SportTrack and field
Event(s)60 m, 100 m, 200 m
Club
  • Elite Performance Track Club (2020–present)
  • MVP Track Club (2006–2020)
Coached by
  • Reynaldo Walcott (2020–present)
  • Stephen Francis (2006–2020)
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking
  • 100 m: 1st (2008, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2022)
  • 200 m: 1st (2013)
Personal bests
  • 60 m: 6.98 s (2014)
  • 100 m: 10.60 s (2021)
  • 200 m: 21.79 s (2021)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 3 4 1
World Championships 10 5 1
World Indoor Championships 1 0 0
World Athletics Final 1 1 0
Pan American Games 1 0 0
Commonwealth Games 1 0 0
CARIFTA Games Junior (U20) 1 0 1
CAC Junior Championships (U17) 1 0 0
Total 19 10 3
Women's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 100 m
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100 m
World Athletics Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Berlin 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2009 Berlin 4×100 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2013 Moscow 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2013 Moscow 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2013 Moscow 4×100 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2015 Beijing 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2015 Beijing 4×100 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2019 Doha 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2019 Doha 4×100 m relay
Gold medal – first place 2022 Eugene 100 m
Silver medal – second place 2007 Osaka 4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2011 Daegu 4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2022 Eugene 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2022 Eugene 4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2023 Budapest 4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Budapest 100 m
World Athletics Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sopot 60 m
World Athletics Final
Gold medal – first place 2008 Stuttgart 100 m
Silver medal – second place 2009 Thessaloniki 100 m
World Athletics Relays
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Nassau 4×200 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Yokohama 4×200 m relay
Diamond League
First place 2012 100 m
First place 2013 100 m
First place 2013 200 m
First place 2015 100 m
First place 2022 100 m
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima 200 m
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow 4×100 m relay
Athletics World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2018 London 4×100 m relay
NACAC Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Toronto 4×100 m relay

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce CD OD OJ OLY (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.

One of the most enduring track athletes in history, Fraser-Pryce's career spans over a decade and a half, from the late 2000s to the 2020s. Her success on the track, including her consistency at major championships, helped to usher in the golden age of Jamaican sprinting. In the 100 m, her signature event, she is a two-time Olympic gold medallist and a five-time world champion. In the 200 m, she has won gold and silver at the World Athletics Championships, as well as an Olympic silver medal.

An eight-time Olympic medallist, she rose from relative obscurity at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, becoming the first Caribbean woman to win gold in the 100 m. At the 2012 London Olympics, she became the third woman in history to defend an Olympic 100 m title. After injury affected her season, she won bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Thirteen years after her first Olympic win, she won a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, becoming the most decorated 100 m sprinter at the Olympic Games.

At the biennial World Athletics Championships, Fraser-Pryce is one of the most decorated athletes in history, winning ten gold, five silver medals and a bronze. She is the only sprinter to win five world titles in the 100 m—in 2009, 2013, 2015, 2019, and 2022. Her win in 2019 made her the first mother in 24 years to claim a global 100 m title,[4] while her win in 2022 at age 35 made her the oldest sprinter ever to become world champion.[5] In 2013, she became the first woman to sweep the 100 m, 200 m and 4 × 100 m at the same World Championship, and was voted the IAAF World Athlete of the Year. She also won the 60 m world indoor title in 2014, becoming the first ever female athlete to hold world titles in all four sprint events at the same time.[6]

A dominant force in women's sprinting, Fraser-Pryce has won more individual global[note 2] sprint titles than any other female sprinter in history,[7][8] and is the most decorated 100 m sprinter of all time.[5] Nicknamed the "Pocket Rocket" for her petite stature and explosive block starts, her personal best of 10.60 seconds makes her the third fastest woman ever. In 2022, CBC Sports recognized her as the greatest 100 m sprinter of all time,[9] while many sources, including Athletics Weekly, described her as the greatest female sprinter in history.[1][10][11][12][13] In 2023, she won the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year.

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  12. ^ Bloom, Ben (18 July 2022). "Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce confirms status as greatest female sprinter with fifth world title". The Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 19 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  13. ^ Campbell, Morgan (17 August 2023). "Ageless Fraser-Pryce ready to contend in stacked 100m at worlds despite long layoff". CBC Sports. Toronto. Archived from the original on 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.


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