Michelle Perry
 Michelle Perry after winning the women's 100 metres hurdles | ||
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Representingthe United States
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2005 Helsinki | 100 m hurdles |
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2007 Osaka | 100 m hurdles |
Michelle Perry(born May 1, 1979 inLos Angeles,California) is an American athlete. At the2004 Summer Olympicsshe placed 14th overall in theheptathloncompetition. Later, at the2005 World Championships in Athletics,she earned a gold medal in the100 m hurdleswith a time of 12.66 seconds. Her current personal record in the event is 12.43 seconds.
Perry attendedQuartz Hill High SchoolinLancaster, Californiaand finished second in the 1997CIF California State Meetin the Long jump.[1]
At the2007 World Championships in AthleticsinOsaka,Japanshe successfully defended her title with another100 m hurdlesgold medal performance; winning in a time of 12.46 seconds.[2]The result was surrounded by some debate since she ran on the next lane (Susanna Kallur's lane) and some think she made contact with the Swede over the last hurdle. Despite television evidence, there was no official decision as the Swedish protest was filed too late.[3][4]
Perry missed out on a spot for the2008 Beijing Olympics,but made the team for the2009 World Championships in Athletics.However, she was unable to defend her title as she entered the competition with a knee injury and was eliminated in the first round.[5]She missed the 2010 and 2011 seasons due to injury and pregnancy.[6]
Audio interviews
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Dyestat resultsArchived2005-04-01 at theWayback Machine
- ^"Perry, Lagat win gold with strong finishes".TheFinalSprint.com. August 29, 2007. Archived fromthe originalon September 2, 2007.
- ^"Kallur in pursuit of record wishes for a longer season - The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games".En.beijing2008.cn. Archived fromthe originalon April 29, 2014.RetrievedApril 29,2014.
- ^"100m haies".YouTube.Archivedfrom the original on December 21, 2021.RetrievedApril 29,2014.
- ^Landells, Steve (2009-08-18).Event Report - Women's 100m Hurdles - HeatsArchived2012-06-07 at theWayback Machine.IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-04-22.
- ^Lee, Kirby (2012-04-22).World leads by Reese and Aarrass highlight Mt Sac Relays.IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-04-22.
External links
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- Michelle Perry's U.S. Olympic Team bioArchivedAugust 23, 2004, atarchive.today
- Michelle PerryatWorld Athletics
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