| Medal record | ||
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Michelle Perry |
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| Women's athletics | ||
| Competitor for the United States | ||
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 2005 Helsinki | 100 m hurdles |
| Gold | 2007 Osaka | 100 m hurdles |
Michelle Perry (born 1 May 1979 in Granada Hills, 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 was awarded a gold medal in the 100 m hurdles with a time of 12.66 seconds.
Then, 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.[1] (a result surrounded by some debate since she ran on the next lane (Susanna Kallur's lane) and made sure that the Swede did not even get a medal. But the Swedish protest was filed too late, even though it was clear and obvious in the TV pictures) 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[2]
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Joanna Hayes |
Women's 100m Hurdles Best Year Performance 2005 — 2007 |
Succeeded by Lolo Jones |
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