Michelle Perry
American athlete (born 1979)
 Michelle Perry after winning the women's 100 metres hurdles | ||
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 | 2005 Helsinki | 100 m hurdles |
| 2007 Osaka | 100 m hurdles |
Michelle Perry (born May 1, 1979 in Los Angeles, California) is an American athlete. At the 2004 Summer Olympics she placed 14th overall in the heptathlon competition. Later, at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics, she earned a gold medal in the 100 m hurdles with a time of 12.66 seconds. Her current personal record in the event is 12.43 seconds.
Perry attended Quartz Hill High School in Lancaster, California and finished second in the 1997 CIF California State Meet in the Long jump.[1]
At the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in Osaka, Japan she successfully defended her title with another 100 m hurdles gold 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 the 2008 Beijing Olympics, but made the team for the 2009 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
- Michelle reflects on her 2007 and second consecutive 100m World Championship gold medal
References
- ^ Dyestat results Archived 2005-04-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Perry, Lagat win gold with strong finishes". TheFinalSprint.com. August 29, 2007. Archived from the original on 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 from the original on April 29, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
- ^ "100m haies". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
- ^ Landells, Steve (2009-08-18). Event Report - Women's 100m Hurdles - Heats Archived 2012-06-07 at the Wayback 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Michelle Perry.
- Michelle Perry's U.S. Olympic Team bio Archived August 23, 2004, at archive.today
- Michelle Perry at World Athletics
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| Preceded by | Women's 100m Hurdles Best Year Performance 2005 — 2007 | Succeeded by |
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World champions in women's 100 m hurdles
- 1983:
Bettine Jahn (GDR) - 1987:
Ginka Zagorcheva (BUL) - 1991:
Ludmila Narozhilenko (URS) - 1993:
Gail Devers (USA) - 1995: Gail Devers (USA)
- 1997:
Ludmila Engquist (SWE) - 1999: Gail Devers (USA)
- 2001: Anjanette Kirkland (USA)
- 2003:
Perdita Felicien (CAN) - 2005: Michelle Perry (USA)
- 2007: Michelle Perry (USA)
- 2009:
Brigitte Foster-Hylton (JAM) - 2011:
Sally Pearson (AUS) - 2013: Brianna Rollins (USA)
- 2015: Danielle Williams (JAM)
- 2017: Sally Pearson (AUS)
- 2019: Nia Ali (USA)
- 2022:
Oluwatobiloba Amusan (NGR) - 2023: Danielle Williams (JAM)
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