Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

Fraser-Pryce in 2015
Personal information
Nationality	Jamaican
Born	(1986-12-27) 27 December 1986 (age 30) Kingston, Jamaica
Residence	Kingston, Jamaica
Height	1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Weight	52 kg (115 lb; 8.2 st)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Sprint
Club	MVP Track & Field Club ()
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	60 m (i): 6.98 100 m: 10.70 =NR 200 m: 22.09
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 2 3 1 World Championships 7 2 0 World Indoor Championships 1 0 0 World Athletics Final 1 1 0 Commonwealth Games 1 0 0 CARIFTA Games Junior (U20) 1 0 1 CAC Junior Championships (U17) 1 0 0 Total 14 5 2 Women's athletics Representing  Jamaica Olympic Games 2008 Beijing 100 m 2012 London 100 m 2012 London 200 m 2012 London 4×100 m relay 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×100 m relay 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100 m World Championships 2009 Berlin 100 m 2009 Berlin 4×100 m relay 2013 Moscow 100 m 2013 Moscow 200 m 2013 Moscow 4×100 m relay 2015 Beijing 100 m 2015 Beijing 4×100 m relay 2007 Osaka 4×100 m relay 2011 Daegu 4×100 m relay World Indoor Championships 2014 Sopot 60 m World Athletics Final 2008 Stuttgart 100 m 2009 Thessaloniki 100 m Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow 4×100 m relay

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, OD (née Fraser on 27 December 1986) is a Jamaican track and field sprinter. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Fraser-Pryce ascended to prominence in the 2008 Olympic Games when at 21 years old, the relatively unknown athlete became the first Caribbean woman to win 100 m gold at the Olympics. In 2012, she successfully defended her 100 m title, becoming the third woman to win two consecutive 100 m events at the Olympics.

Fraser-Pryce won the 100 m gold medal in the 2009 IAAF World Championships, becoming the second female sprinter to hold both world and Olympic 100 m titles simultaneously (after Gail Devers). After winning the 2015 world title in 100 m, she is the only female to be crowned world champion over 100 m three times (2009, 2013, 2015). She is also the only female athlete to hold both titles on two separate occasions (the 2008 Olympic and 2009 world titles, and the 2012 Olympic and 2013 Wworld titles). In 2013 she became the first female sprinter to win gold medals in the 100 m, 200 m and 4 × 100 m in a single world championship. Fraser-Pryce was the first woman to own IAAF world titles at 60 m, 100 m, 200 m and 4 × 100 m relay, and is the only woman ever to hold them all simultaneously.

Nicknamed the "Pocket Rocket" for her petite frame (she stands 5 feet tall) and explosive starts, she is ranked fourth on the list of the fastest 100 m female sprinters of all time, with a personal best of 10.70 seconds, set in Kingston, Jamaica in 2012. Her achievements and consistency led Olympian and sports commentator Michael Johnson to refer to her as "the greatest female sprinter of all time." Following her win in the 100 m at the 2015 World Championships, the IAAF also referred to her as "possibly the greatest female sprinter in history."