Michelle Burgher
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| Born | 12 March 1977 Kingston, Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michelle Burgher (born 12 March 1977) is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica.
Career
She was a bronze medalist in the 4 × 400 m 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.
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 to 2004.1
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing Jamaica | |||||
| 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 | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:41.99 | |||
| World Junior Championships | Sydney, Australia | 7th (h)[1] | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:40.58 | |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 2nd | 4 × 400 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 | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:24.87 (h) | |
| 2003 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | St. George's, Grenada | 2nd | 400 m | 52.19 |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 52.19 | |||
| Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 8th | 400 m | 53.26 | |
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.34 | |||
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:22.00 SB |
Notes
- ^ Disqualified in the final.
References
- Greensburg Tribune Review 8 Aug 2008: C14. See also: https://archive.today/20130131125044/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/regional/s_581817.html
- MICHELLE BURGHER (in Spanish), mujeres rápidas, retrieved 11 April 2012
