Michelle Burgher
| Medal record | ||
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Representing  Jamaica |
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| Women's athletics | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
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2000 Sydney | 4x400m relay |
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2004 Athens | 4x400m relay |
| CAC Junior Championships (U20) | ||
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1996 San Salvador | 4x400 m relay |
| CARIFTA Games Junior (U20) |
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1996 Kingston | 400m hurdles |
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1996 Kingston | 400m |
Michelle Burgher (born 12 March 1977 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica.
Career
She was a bronze medalist in the 4x400m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.
She conducts coaching clinics and talks for school kids. Her ambition is to become a pediatric psychologist. Her hobbies are redecorating her flat and dancing.
In 2008, Burgher joined the track and field coaching staff at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania in Indiana, PA. The move reunited Burgher with IUP's head coach, Ralph White. White coached Burgher at Clemson and she was an assistant coach under White at Williams from 2001-2004.1
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing Jamaica |
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| 1996 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Kingston, Jamaica | 2nd | 400 m | 54.36 |
| 1st | 400 m hurdles | 59.98 | |||
| Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | San Salvador, El Salvador | 5th | 400 m | 56.12 | |
| 1st | 4x400 m relay | 3:41.99 | |||
| World Junior Championships | Sydney, Australia | 7th (h) [1] | 4×400m relay | 3:40.58 | |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 2nd | 4x400 m relay | 3:25.65 (h) |
| 2001 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala | 1st | 400 m | 53.04 A |
| World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 1st | 4x400 m relay | 3:24.87 (h) | |
| 2003 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | St. George's, Grenada | 2nd | 400 m | 52.19 |
| 1st | 4x400 m relay | 52.19 | |||
| Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 8th | 400 m | 53.26 | |
| 2nd | 4x400 m relay | 3:27.34 | |||
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 3rd | 4x400 m relay | 3:22.00 SB |
External links
1. Tribune Review [Greensburg, PA] 8 Aug 2008: C14. See also: http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/regional/s_581817.html
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