- Kerron Stewart
Kerron Stewart (born
16 April 1984 ) is aJamaica n sprinter who specializes in the100 metres and200 meters . [http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/6/8005076.shtml Athlete biography: Kerron Stewart] , beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 27, 2008] She is the2008 Jamaican national champion in the100 meters clocking 10.80s. She defeatedWorld Champion Veronica Campbell-Brown in the process and now is the 2008 Summer Olympics silver medalist after she tied withSherone Simpson in a time of 10.98s. She also earned a bronze medal in the200 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics with a time of 22.00s. She was born in Kingston.At the
2008 Summer Olympics inBeijing she competed at the100 metres sprint. In her first round heat she placed first in front ofEzinne Okparaebo andLaVerne Jones-Ferrette in a time of 11.28 to advance to the second round. There she improved her time to 10.98 seconds to win her heat in front ofLauryn Williams andKim Gevaert . With 11.05 seconds in her semi final she won the race and earned her spot in the Olympic final. In a remarkable race with fellow JamaicanShelly-Ann Fraser taking the gold, Stewart andSherone Simpson both finished in 10.98 seconds to share the silver medal and to complete the Jamaican sweep. Together with Fraser, Simpson,Sheri-Ann Brooks ,Aleen Bailey andVeronica Campbell-Brown she also took part in the4x100 metres relay . In their first round heat (without Simpson and Stewart) they placed first in front ofRussia ,Germany andChina . Their time of 42.24 seconds was the first time overall out of sixteen participating nations. With this result they qualified for the final in which they replaced Brooks and Bailey with Simpson and Stewart. Eventually they did not finish their race due to a mistake in the baton exchange.Achievements
Personal bests
*100 metres - 10.80 s (2008)
*200 metres - 21.99 s (2008)References
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