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Tayna Lawrence (born September 17, 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.

She graduated at Florida International University, 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
August 30, 2002 100m Brussels, Belgium 10.93
May 1, 2000 200m Pointe-á-Pitre, France 22.84

Achievements


Year Tournament Venue Result Event
2000 2000 Summer Olympics Sydney, Australia 3rd 100m
2000 2000 Summer Olympics Sydney, Australia 2nd 4x100m
2002 IAAF World Cup Madrid, Spain 2nd 100m
2002 IAAF Grand Prix Paris, France 3rd 100m
2004 2004 Summer Olympics Athens, Greece 1st 4x100m

1975 births | Living people | Athletes at the 2000 Summer Olympics | Athletes at the 2004 Summer Olympics | Jamaican athletes | People associated with Florida International University | Sprinters | Olympic competitors for Jamaica | Olympic gold medalists | Olympic silver medalists | Olympic bronze medalists

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