Beverly McDonald (born 15 February 1970 in Saint Mary, Jamaica) is a Jamaican sprinter. Her accomplishments include winning the silver medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 2000 Olympics and the gold medal in the same event at the 2004 Olympics. She also won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 200 m race, after Marion Jones was disqualified in 2007 due to doping violations, although it would take until the 2024 Summer Olympics for McDonald to be presented with the actual bronze medal.[1] Beverly McDonald is the sister of Michael McDonald.
| Medal record | ||
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| Women's athletics | ||
Representing  Jamaica
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| Olympic Games | ||
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2004 Athens | 4 x 100 m relay |
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2000 Sydney | 4 x 100 m relay |
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2000 Sydney | 200 m |
| World Championships | ||
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1991 Tokyo | 4 x 100 m relay |
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1995 Gothenburg | 4 x 100 m relay |
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1997 Athens | 4 x 100 m relay |
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1999 Seville | 200 m |
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1999 Seville | 4 x 100 m relay |
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2001 Edmonton | 4 x 100 m relay |
Personal bests
edit- 100 metres - 10.99 (1998)
- 200 metres - 22.22 (1999)
Achievements
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Jamaica
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| 1985 | CARIFTA Games (under-17) | Bridgetown, Barbados | 1st | 100 m | 11.99 |
| 2nd | 200 m | 24.22 | |||
| 1986 | CARIFTA Games (under-17) | Les Abymes, Guadeloupe | 1st | 100 m | 11.85 |
| 1st | 200 m | 23.90 | |||
| 1987 | CARIFTA Games (under-20) | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 1st | 100 m | 11.54 |
| 1st | 200 m | 23.40 | |||
| 1988 | CARIFTA Games (under-20) | Kingston, Jamaica | 2nd | 100 m | 11.62 |
| 1st | 200 m | 23.7 | |||
| World Junior Championships | Sudbury, Canada | 7th | 100m | 11.74 (wind: -0.4 m/s) | |
| 6th | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.04 | |||
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 41.94 |
| Pan American Games | Havana, Cuba | 3rd | 100 m | 11.52 | |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.79 | |||
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.25 |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.10 |
| 1998 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Maracaibo, Venezuela | 2nd | 100 m | 11.36 |
| 1st | 200 m | 22.30 w | |||
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 2nd | 200 m | 22.22 |
| 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.15 | |||
| IAAF Grand Prix Final | Munich, Germany | 3rd | 200 m | 22.64 | |
| 2000 | Summer Olympics | Sydney, Australia | 3rd | 200 m | 22.35 |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.40 |
References
edit- ^ "She finished fourth behind a notorious drug cheat. Now she finally has her Sydney bronze". Sydney Morning Herald. 10 August 2024.
External links
edit- Beverly McDonald at Olympics.com
- Beverly McDonald at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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