Sherone Simpson

Sherone Simpson

Sherone Simpson in 2008
Personal information
Nationality	Jamaican
Born	(1984-08-12) 12 August 1984 (age 32) Manchester Parish, Jamaica
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Sport	Running
Event(s)	100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing  Jamaica Olympic Games 2004 Athens 4×100 m relay 2008 Beijing 100 m 2012 London 4x100 m relay World Championships 2015 Beijing 4×100 m relay 2005 Helsinki 4×100 m relay 2011 Daegu 4×100 m relay Commonwealth Games 2006 Melbourne 200 m 2006 Melbourne 4×100 m Continental Cup 2006 Athens 100 m 2006 Athens 4×100 m Pan American Games 2015 Toronto 100 m Pan American Junior Championships 2003 Bridgetown 100 m 2003 Bridgetown 4×100 m relay CAC Junior Championships (U20) 2002 Bridgetown 4x100 m relay 2002 Bridgetown 100 m CARIFTA Games Junior (U20) 2003 Port of Spain 4x100 m relay 2003 Port of Spain 100 m

Sherone Simpson (born 12 August 1984) is a Jamaican track and field sprint athlete. She is a gold medalist in the 4 × 100 m relay from the 2004 Olympics and silver medalist in 2005 World Championships and now is the silver medalist in the individual event at the 2008 Summer Olympics, after she tied for second with Kerron Stewart in a photo finish.

On 14 July 2013, Simpson announced that she had tested positive for the drug oxilofrine. In April 2014, the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission announced that she would be suspended for 18 months over doping charges, expiring in December that year. However, after appealing to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), the suspension was lifted on 14 July 2014.

With her personal best of 10.82 seconds in the 100 m, Simpson is ranked 6th among Jamaican women, behind Shelly-Ann Fraser (10.70), Elaine Thompson (10.70), Merlene Ottey (10.74), Kerron Stewart (10.75) and sprint veteran Veronica Campbell-Brown (10.76). Simpson's 200 m personal best of 22.00 seconds ranks her sixth among Jamaican women behind Merlene Ottey, Grace Jackson, Juliet Cuthbert, Veronica Campbell-Brown and Kerron Stewart. She has run this time on two occasions. Simpson is coached by Stephen Francis in Kingston, Jamaica, where she attends the University of Technology. She is also a graduate of Manchester High.