- Michelle Finn-Burrell
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Medal record Women’s athletics Competitor for the United States Olympic Games Gold 1992 Barcelona 4x100 metres relay Michelle Finn (born May 8, 1965) is an American former sprint athlete from Orlando, Florida. She graduated from Oak Ridge High School in Orlando. She set the Florida State University record for the 100 meters which has lasted over 18 years into the 2006 season. She won a gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics as part of the 4 x 100 meters relay team (heats). She also reached the final of the 200 meters at the same event, finishing in seventh place. In 1993 Finn was a 100 and 200 m semi-finalist at the World Championships and took the bronze medal at the US national championships for the 200 m.[1]
She ran on the United States gold medal-winning 4 x 100 m relay team in the 1986 Goodwill Games in Moscow. She spread her All-America performances over all four years of her FSU career beginning with the 100 meters as a freshman in 1984 through All-America honors in the 55, 100, 200 and with the 4 x 100 m relay team at the 1987 NCAA Championships. Finn was the 1990 TAC/USA's National Indoor Champion. She competed in the IAAF World Indoor Championships three times, reaching the final of the 60 meters twice.[1]
She married Leroy Burrell, American sprinter, who broke the world 100 m record twice, 9.90s (1991) and 9.85s (1994). They have three sons Cameron, Joshua and Jaden.
Personal bests
Event Time (seconds) Venue Date 50 meters 6.13 Los Angeles, California, United States February 15, 1992 60 meters 7.07 New York City, United States February 28, 1992 100 meters 11.16 Lausanne, Switzerland July 7, 1993 200 meters 23.24 Stuttgart, Germany August 17, 1993 References
- ^ a b Finn-Burrell Michelle. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-04-05.
External links
- IAAF profile for Michelle Finn-Burrell
Categories:- Florida State University alumni
- 1965 births
- Living people
- American sprinters
- Olympic track and field athletes of the United States
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
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