Tayna Lawrence
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Born | 17 September 1975 (age 49) Spanish Town, Jamaica |
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Tayna Lawrence (born 17 September 1975 in Spanish Town, Jamaica) is a Track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica. She is an Olympic gold medalist in the 4 x 100 meter relay race.
Lawrence graduated at Florida International University, in Miami, Florida, USA. She sustained a leg injury and had to undergo surgery in 2003, missing the World Championships in Paris. She was severely hampered by a series of stress fractures in 2001, which ruled her out of the World Championships.
Personal bests
Date | Event | Venue | Time |
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30 August 2002 | 100 m | Brussels, Belgium | 10.93 |
1 May 2000 | 200 m | Pointe-á-Pitre, France | 22.84 |
* Marion Jones, the American athlete who finished in first place, was stripped of her gold medal in October 2007 following a doping scandal. Ekaterini Thanou, the Greek athlete who finished second place, was later suspended for two years following various scandals at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
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References
- Tayna Lawrence profile at IAAF
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