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Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has competed for Jamaica Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has won 3 gold medals at the Olympic Games Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has won 4 silver medals at the Olympic Games Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has won 1 bronze medal at the Olympic Games

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is a track and field athlete who has competed for Jamaica. She competed at the 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020 Summer Olympic Games. She was also selected to carry the Jamaican flag during the Rio de Janeiro 2016 and Tokyo 2020 opening ceremonies, the latter of which with Ricardo Brown.

Fraser-Pryce was widely regarded as one of the most enduring track athletes in history, winning a total of eight Olympic medals (three gold, four silver, and a bronze). When she first competed as a 21-year-old in 2008, she led a complete Jamaican sweep of medals, trailed by her teammates Sherone Simpson and Kerron Stewart who both tied for the silver. Replicating the success of compatriot Usain Bolt on the men's side, she became the first-ever Caribbean woman in history to win an Olympic gold medal in the 100 metres dash. Her winning time of 10.78 was not only an improvement from her personal best by 0.53 of a second, but also produced the second-fastest in history at the time behind Florence Griffith Joyner's 1988 Olympic record. In the 4x100 metres relay, Fraser-Pryce ran through a lead-off leg with Simpson, Stewart, and Veronica Campbell-Brown to enter the final as the fastest overall team from the prelims; however, disappointment followed in the final when a botched baton exchange resulted in their disqualification.

Four years later in London, Fraser-Pryce ran quickly from the blocks and ultimately leaned at the finish line for a narrow victory to defend her 100 metres title. She produced the second-fastest of all-time with a 10.75 in the most anticipated final race for women in the event's Olympic history, placing five others under the 11-second threshol. With this feat, Fraser-Pryce became the third woman to defend an Olympic title in the 100 metres dash, following Wyomia Tyus and Gail Devers. She was heavily favored to add another gold in the 200 metres to her career medal haul after recording her personal best, but she could not catch Allyson Felix near the finish line to take the silver. She also helped the Jamaican women secure a runner-up spot in the 4x100 metres relay race with a national record time.

Fraser-Pryce sought an unprecedented third consecutive title in the 100 metres at her third Olympics in 2016, but she struggled to reach her form by a bout of chronic pain and an inflammation to her large toe. Despite an injury, she ran a new season best to enter the final that included her teammate Elaine Thompson and American favorite Tori Bowie, but she suffered a visible discomfort after her semifinal heat, crying and limping off the track. Heading to the top eight final, she quickly started off the blocks and lowered her own season best to take the bronze. Although she missed her title defense, Fraser-Pryce revealed that she had exceeded her own expectations, describing a hard-fought bronze medal as her "greatest ever." She closed out her third Games by collecting a silver with the 4x100 metres relay team.

Tokyo 2020 witnessed another Jamaican medal sweep in the 100 metres dash as Fraser-Pryce trailed the defending champion Thompson for a silver and enjoyed her teammate Shericka Jackson taking the bronze to complete the sweep. By winning her fourth consecutive Olympic medal, Fraser-Pryce set the record for the most medals attained by any athlete in the same event. She also placed fourth in the 200 metres dash and claimed a gold as a member of Jamaican women's 4x100 metres relay in a new national record ahead of the United States and Great Britain.

Olympic Results[]

Year Event Result
2008 Women's 100m Gold
Women's 4x100m relay DQ
2012 Women's 100m Gold
Women's 200m Silver
Women's 4x100m relay Silver
2016 Women's 100m Bronze
Women's 4x100m relay Silver
2020 Women's 100m Silver
Women's 200m 4th
Women's 4x100m relay Gold

2008[]

Distance Stage Time
100 metres Heats 11.35
Quarterfinal 11.06
Semifinal 11.00
Final 10.78 PR
4x100 metres relay Heats 42.24
Final DQ

2012[]

Distance Stage Time
100 metres Heats 11.00
Semifinal 10.85
Final 10.75
200 metres Heats 22.71
Semifinal 22.34
Final 22.09 PR
4x100 metres relay Heats 42.37
Final 41.41 NR

2016[]

Distance Stage Time
100 metres Heats 10.96
Semifinal 10.88
Final 10.86
4x100 metres relay Heats 41.79
Final 41.36

2020[]

Distance Stage Time
100 metres Heats 10.84
Semifinal 10.73
Final 10.74
200 metres Heats 22.22
Semifinal 22.13
Final 21.94
4x100 metres relay Heats 42.15
Final 41.02 NR
Jamaica Athletics 2020 • Women's 4x100 metre relay Jamaica
Remona Burchell
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Shericka Jackson
Natasha Morrison
Elaine Thompson-Herah
Briana Williams
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