Aleen Bailey

Aleen Bailey (born November 25, 1980, in Saint Mary) is a track and field sprint specialist competing internationally for Jamaica. [http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/8/242588.shtml Athlete biography: Aleen Bailey] , beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 30, 2008] She competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal as a member of the 4 x 100 meter relay team. Bailey trains in Columbia, South Carolina under Curtis Frye and is the sister of the reggae star Capleton.

Bailey graduated from the University of South Carolina where she competed during her Junior and Senior season after transferring from Barton County Community College.

In the 2003 NCAA Outdoor track and field championships, Bailey won the 100 meters and 200 meters, both times defeating heavily favored Muna Lee of LSU. She was also a member of the 4 x 100 meter championship team at the 2002 outdoor championships.

Bailey competed for her native Jamaica at the 2004 Summer Olympics where she placed 5th in the 100 meters and 4th at the 200 meters. She teamed with 200 meter champion Veronica Campbell, Tayna Lawrence, and Sherone Simpson to win the 4 x 100 meter relay.

At the 2005 World Championships in Athletics she won (together with Daniele Browning, Sherone Simpson and Veronica Campbell) a silver medal. At the 2007 Pan American Games she finished fifth in the 200 m and won a gold medal in relay.

Bailey represented the Jamaica at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Shelly-Ann Fraser, Sheri-Ann Brooks and Veronica Campbell-Brown. In its first round heat, Jamaica placed first in front of Russia, Germany and China. The Jamaica relay's time of 42.24 seconds was the first time overall out of sixteen participating nations. With this result, Jamaica qualified for the final, replacing Brooks and Bailey with Sherone Simpson and Kerron Stewart. Jamaica did not finish the race due to a mistake in the baton exchange.

External links

* [http://uscsports.collegesports.com/sports/w-track/mtt/bailey_aleen00.html Bailey's biography at uscsports.com]
* [http://usuarios.lycos.es/noabia/aleenbailey.htm Aleen Bailey Pictures]

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