Tayna Lawrence

Olympic medal record
Competitor for  Jamaica
Women's athletics
Gold 2004 Athens 4x100 m relay
Silver 2000 Sydney 4x100 m relay
Silver 2000 Sydney 100 metres

Tayna Lawrence (born September 17, 1975 in Spanish Town, Jamaica) is a Track and Field sprint athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica. She is an Olympic gold medalist in the 4 x 100 meter relay race.

She graduated at Florida International University, in Miami, Florida, USA. She sustained a leg injury and had to undergo surgery in 2003, missing the World Championships in Paris. She was severely hampered by a series of stress fractures in 2001 which ruled her out of the World Championships.

Personal bests

Date Event Venue Time
August 30, 2002 100 m Brussels, Belgium 10.93
May 1, 2000 200 m Pointe-á-Pitre, France 22.84

* Marion Jones, the American athlete who finished in first place, was stripped of her gold medal in October 2007 following a doping scandal. Ekaterini Thanou, the Greek athlete who finished second place, was later suspended for two years following various scandals at the 2004 Olympics.

Videos

References

IAAF profile for Tayna Lawrence

Sports Reference