Veronica Campbell-Brown

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Medal record
Veronica Campbell at the 2007 World Championships
Women's athletics
Olympic Games
Gold	2004 Athens	200 m
Gold	2004 Athens	4x100 m relay
Silver	2000 Sydney	4x100 m relay
Bronze	2004 Athens	100 m
World Championships
Gold	2007 Osaka	100 m
Silver	2005 Helsinki	100 m
Silver	2005 Helsinki	4x100 m relay
Silver	2007 Osaka	200 m
Silver	2007 Osaka	4x100 m relay

Veronica Campbell-Brown (born May 15, 1982) is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica. A four-time Olympic medalist, she is the current Olympic 200 m and World 100 m champion.

Campbell was born to Cecil Campbell and Pamella Bailey in Trelawny, Jamaica on May 15th, 1982. She has 9 brothers and sisters. She attended Vere Technical High School in Clarendon before pursuing higher education in the U.S.

In 1999, she won 2 gold medals the 100m and 4x100m at the inaugural IAAF World Youth Championships. The following year, she became the first female to win the sprint double at the IAAF World Junior Championships. She took the 100m in 11.12, the current championship record and the 200m in 22.87. At the 2000 Olympic Games, she ran the second leg on the silver medal winning 4x100m relay team.

Campbell attended Barton County Community College in Great Bend, Kansas, where she set several records and won many titles including 4 national junior college titles in the 60, 100 and 200 meter dashes indoors and outdoors. She set the current record for Barton County in the outdoor 100 and 200 meter dashes. Campbell also excelled in academics earning an Associates Degree from Barton County in 2002 with a 3.8 grade average. She went on to attend The University of Arkansas where she stood out as a sprint star in a program dominated by long-distance runners.

At the 2004 Olympics, Campbell first placed third in the 100 meters and two days later won the 200 meters, beating out Allyson Felix of the United States. She later teamed up with Aleen Bailey, Tayna Lawrence, and Sherone Simpson to win the 4 x 100 meter relay race.

In August 2005, Campbell won the silver medal in the 100 meters at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics as well as another silver medal in the 4 x 100 meter relay (together with Daniele Browning, Aleen Bailey and Sherone Simpson).

At the 2007 World Championships, Campbell won three medals with a gold in the 100 meters, a silver in the 200 meters (second to Felix) and a silver in the 4 x 100 meter relay.

Campbell is the only female athlete to win both the 100 m and 200 m sprints at the same World Youth Championships, which she accomplished in 2000.

In 2007, she married Omar Brown, a fellow Jamaican sprinter and University of Arkansas alumnus.[1]

[edit] Personal Achievements

[edit] External links

• Veronica Campbell Pictures

Awards
Preceded by Bridgette Foster	Jamaica Sportswoman of the Year 2004 – 2005	Succeeded by Vacant
Sporting positions
Preceded by Allyson Felix	Women's 200 m Best Year Performance 2004	Succeeded by Allyson Felix