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Veronica Campbell-Brown

Veronica Campbell-Brown at the 2011 World Championships
Personal information
Birth name	Veronica Campbell
Born	(1982-05-15) 15 May 1982 (age 43) Clarks Town, Trelawny, Jamaica
Residence	Clermont, Florida, USA
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and Field
Event(s)	Sprints
College team	Arkansas Razorbacks
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing  Jamaica Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 3 3 2 World Championships 3 7 1 Commonwealth Games 1 4 0 World Indoor Championships 2 0 0 Continental Cup 2 0 0 World Athletics Final 3 1 0 World Relay Championships 1 1 0 World Junior Championships 2 1 0 CAC Junior Championships 4 0 0 Carifta Games 6 1 1 Olympic Games Gold 2004 Athens 200 m Gold 2004 Athens 4×100 m relay Gold 2008 Beijing 200 m Silver 2000 Sydney 4×100 m relay Silver 2012 London 4×100 m relay Silver 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×100 m relay Bronze 2004 Athens 100 m Bronze 2012 London 100 m World Championships Gold 2007 Osaka 100 m Gold 2011 Daegu 200 m Gold 2015 Beijing 4×100 m relay Silver 2005 Helsinki 100 m Silver 2005 Helsinki 4×100 m relay Silver 2007 Osaka 200 m Silver 2007 Osaka 4×100 m relay Silver 2009 Berlin 200 m Silver 2011 Daegu 100 m Silver 2011 Daegu 4×100 m relay Bronze 2015 Beijing 200 m Commonwealth Games Gold 2014 Glasgow 4×100 m relay Silver 2002 Manchester 100 m Silver 2002 Manchester 4 × 100 m relay Silver 2006 Melbourne 200 m Silver 2014 Glasgow 100 m World Indoor Championships Gold 2010 Doha 60 m Gold 2012 Istanbul 60 m Continental Cup Gold 2014 Marrakech 100 m Gold 2014 Marrakech 4x100 m relay Representing Americas World Athletics Final Gold 2004 Monaco 100 m Gold 2004 Monaco 200 m Gold 2005 Monaco 100 m Silver 2005 Monaco 200 m World Relay Championships Gold 2015 Nassau 4×100 m relay Silver 2015 Nassau 4×200 m relay World Junior Championships Gold 2000 Santiago 100 m Gold 2000 Santiago 200 m Silver 2000 Santiago 4×100 m relay CAC Championships Gold 1998 George Town 100 m Gold 1998 George Yown 4x100 m relay Gold 2000 San Juan 100 m Gold 2000 San Juan 4x100 m relay Carifta Games Gold 1997 Bridgetown 4x100 m relay Gold 2000 St. George's 200 m Gold 2000 St. George's 4x100 m relay Gold 2001 Bridgetown 100 m Gold 2001 Bridgetown 200 m Gold 2001 Bridgetown 4x100 m relay Silver 2000 St. Georges's 100 m Bronze 1999 Fort-de-France 200 m World Youth Championships Gold 1999 Bydgoszcz 100 m Gold 1999 Bydgoszcz 4x100 m relay

Veronica Campbell Brown (born 15 May 1982) is a retired Jamaican track and field sprinter. She was known for her speed in the 100-meter and 200-meter races.

Veronica has won eight Olympic medals. She is one of only three women in history to win the Olympic 200-meter event twice in a row. She also holds the amazing record of being one of only eleven athletes to win world championships at the youth, junior, and senior levels in athletics.

Her fastest times are 10.76 seconds for the 100 meters and 21.74 seconds for the 200 meters. She won gold in the 100 meters at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics and in the 200 meters at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics. She also earned seven silver medals and one bronze medal at the World Championships in Athletics. In indoor races, she won the 60-meter title twice at the IAAF World Indoor Championships.

Early Life and School

Veronica Campbell was born on May 15, 1982, in Clarks Town, Trelawny, Jamaica. Her parents are Cecil Campbell and Pamela Bailey. She has five brothers and four sisters.

She went to Troy Primary and Vere Technical High School in Clarendon. After high school, she moved to the United States to study at the University of Arkansas.

Junior Athletics Career

In 1999, Veronica won two gold medals at the first-ever IAAF World Youth Championships. She won the 100-meter race and the 4 x 100-meter relay.

The next year, she made history by being the first female athlete to win both sprint races at the IAAF World Junior Championships. She won the 100 meters in 11.12 seconds, setting a new championship record. She also won the 200 meters in 22.87 seconds.

At the 2000 Summer Olympics, she helped her team win a silver medal in the 4 x 100-meter relay. In 2001, she was named the most outstanding athlete at the 2001 CARIFTA Games. That year, she won three gold medals in the junior category: 100 meters, 200 meters, and 4 × 100 meters relay.

College Athletics Career

Veronica went to Barton County Community College in Great Bend, Kansas. There, she set many records and won several titles. She won four national junior college titles in the 60, 100, and 200 meters, both indoors and outdoors.

She still holds the college records for the outdoor 100-meter and 200-meter races. Veronica was also a great student, earning an associate degree with a high grade average. She later attended the University of Arkansas, where she became a top sprint star.

Professional Athletics Career

Veronica Campbell-Brown won her first Olympic medal when she was just 18 years old. This was at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. She was part of the 4 x 100-meter relay team that won a silver medal.

Olympic Glory in Athens (2004)

At 22, Veronica represented Jamaica at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. She competed in both the 100-meter and 200-meter races. In the 100-meter final, she won a bronze medal.

Later, she competed in the 200-meter final. She ran an amazing race, winning the gold medal. This made her the first Jamaican and Caribbean woman to win an Olympic sprint title. She was very emotional as her national anthem played.

Veronica then joined her teammates to win the women's 4 × 100-meter relay. This was another historic moment, as it was Jamaica's first time winning this relay at the Olympics.

World Championships Success

In August 2005, Veronica won a silver medal in the 100 meters at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. She also won another silver medal in the 4 x 100-meter relay with her team.

At the 2007 World Championships in Athletics, Veronica won three more medals. She took gold in the 100 meters, silver in the 200 meters, and silver in the 4 x 100-meter relay.

Defending Olympic Title (2008)

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, Veronica Campbell-Brown had the honor of carrying the Jamaican flag. She successfully defended her Olympic 200-meter title, setting a new personal best time of 21.74 seconds.

She also competed in the 4 x 100-meter relay. Unfortunately, her team did not finish the race due to a mistake during the baton exchange.

More World Championships and Indoor Success

In 2009, at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, Veronica finished fourth in the 100-meter final. She then won her second World 200-meter silver medal.

In 2010, she won her first World Indoor 60-meter gold medal. She also ran her fastest 200-meter race of the year in New York.

In 2011, Veronica won both the 100-meter and 200-meter races at the Jamaican trials. At the World Championships in Daegu, she won a silver medal in the 100 meters. She then won her first 200-meter world title.

In 2012, she successfully defended her 60-meter World Indoor gold medal. Later that year, at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, she won a bronze medal in the 100 meters. In the 4 × 100-meter relay final, she and her Jamaican team won a silver medal.

In 2015, at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, she finished fourth in the 100 meters. She won a bronze medal in the 200 meters and helped her team secure a gold medal in the 4 × 100-meter relay.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Veronica competed in the 200 meters and the 4 × 100-meter relay. She won a silver medal as part of the Jamaican relay team.

Personal Life

In 2007, Veronica married Omar Brown, who is also a Jamaican sprinter. She then changed her name to Campbell-Brown. They live and train in Clermont, Florida.

In 2009, she became a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador. She said she would use this role to help promote fairness for girls and women in sports.

Achievements and Records

Veronica Campbell-Brown's personal best time of 10.76 seconds in the 100 meters makes her one of the fastest women in history. Her 200-meter best time of 21.74 seconds also places her among the top sprinters ever.

She has won a total of 46 medals in her career: 27 gold, 16 silver, and 3 bronze.

Personal Bests

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• All information from IAAF Profile

Competition Record

Veronica Campbell Brown at the 2009 World Championships

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Jamaica
1996	CAC Junior Championships (U-17)	San Salvador, El Salvador	1st	4 × 100 m relay	46.31
1997	CARIFTA Games (U-20)	Bridgetown, Barbados	1st	4 × 100 m relay	45.27
1998	CAC Junior Championships (U-17)	George Town, Cayman Islands	1st	100 m	11.72 w (2.4 m/s)
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	45.35
	World Junior Championships	Annecy, France	17th (qf)	100 m	12.04 (wind: -0.7 m/s)
1999	CARIFTA Games (U-20)	Fort-de-France, Martinique	3rd	200 m	23.84 (1.6 m/s)
	World Youth Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	1st	100 m	11.49
2000	CARIFTA Games (U-20)	St. George's, Grenada	2nd	100 m	11.41
			1st	200 m	23.05 (1.2 m/s) CR
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	44.63
	World Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	1st	100m	11.12 (wind: +2.0 m/s)
			1st	200m	22.87 (wind: +0.7 m/s)
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	44.05
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	2nd	4 × 100 m relay	42.13
2001	CARIFTA Games (U-20)	Bridgetown, Barbados	1st	100 m	11.32 (0.0 m/s)
			1st	200 m	22.93 (−1.6 m/s) CR
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	44.96
2002	Commonwealth Games	Manchester, England	2nd	100 m	11.00 (1.5 m/s)
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	42.73
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	3rd	100 m	10.97
			1st	200 m	22.05
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	41.73 NR
	World Athletics Final	Monaco, Monaco	1st	100 m	10.91
			1st	200 m	22.64
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	2nd	100 m	10.95
			4th	200 m	22.38
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	41.99
	World Athletics Final	Monaco, Monaco	1st	100 m	10.92
			2nd	200 m	22.37
2006	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia	2nd	200 m	22.72
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	1st	100 m	11.01
			2nd	200 m	22.34
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	42.01
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	1st	200 m	21.74 (0.6 m/s)
			DNF	4 × 100 m relay
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	4th	100 m	10.95
			2nd	200 m	22.35
2010	World Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	1st	60 m	7.00
2011	World Championships	Daegu, Korea	2nd	100 metres	10.97 (−0.4 m/s)
			1st	200 metres	22.22 (−1.0 m/s)
			2nd	4 x 100 metres relay	41.70 NR
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	1st	60 m	7.01
2012	Olympic Games	London, England	3rd	100 metres	10.81
			4th	200 metres	22.38
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	41.41 NR
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	5th	60 m	7.13
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	4th	100 m	10.91
			3rd	200 m	21.97
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	41.07
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	27th (h)	200 m	22.97
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	41.36

See also

In Spanish: Veronica Campbell-Brown para niños