Cydonie Mothersille

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Cydonie Mothersille
Personal information
Born (1978-03-19) March 19, 1978
Jamaica
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Weight 57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Country  Cayman Islands
Medal record
Competitor for  Cayman Islands
Women's athletics
World Championships
Bronze 2001 Edmonton 200 m
Commonwealth Games
Gold 2010 Delhi 200 m
Pan American Games
Silver 2003 Santo Domingo 200 m
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold 2010 Mayagüez 200 m
Continental Cup
Bronze 2010 Split 200 m
CAC Junior Championships (U17)
Silver 1994 Port of Spain 200 m
CARIFTA Games (Under 20s)
Gold 1997 Bridgetown 100 m
Gold 1996 Kingston 100 m
Gold 1996 Kingston 200 m
Bronze 1995 George Town 100 m
Bronze 1995 George Town 200 m
CARIFTA Games (Under 17s)
Silver 1994 Bridgetown 200 m
Bronze 1994 Bridgetown 100 m
Updated on 22 July 2012.

Cydonie Camille Mothersille (born March 19, 1978) is a female track and field athlete from the Cayman Islands.

Mothersille was born in Jamaica in 1978 and moved to Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands at age 7. While in high school, she was discovered by her high school's physical education teacher Evelyn Rockette and began her track career.

In 2011, Cydonie was the highest paid athlete from the Cayman Islands (male or female) making $85,000 (USD).[1]

Career

Mothersille began competing for the Cayman Islands by competing in the CARIFTA Games, where she performed extremely well. In 1996, she was awarded the Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the 1996 CARIFTA Games.[2][3]

She is a competitor in the 100 m, which was once her speciality. While in college she competed in the 100 m, 200 m, 4 x 100 m relay and 4 x 400 m relay for Clemson University. She was a part of the Clemson All American 4 x 100 and 4 x 400 team.

Mothersille is married to Ato Stephens.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Cayman Islands
1992 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Nassau, Bahamas 8th 200 m 27.12 w
1993 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Fort-de-France, Martinique 8th 100 m 12.52   (-0.6 m/s)
1994 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Bridgetown, Barbados 3rd 100 m 11.97
2nd 200 m 24.31
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 8th 100 m 12.1   (-0.4 m/s)
2nd 200 m 24.8   (-2.3 m/s)
1995 CARIFTA Games (U-20) George Town, Cayman Island 3rd 100 m 11.72
3rd 200 m 23.83
1996 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Kingston, Jamaica 1st 100 m 11.35   (0.9 m/s)
1st 200 m 23.77   (-4.4 m/s)
Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 6th (h) 100 m 11.61   (0.6 m/s)
World Junior Championships Sydney, Australia 6th 100 m 11.51   (0.6 m/s)
1997 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Bridgetown, Barbados 1st 100 m 11.54   (0.0 m/s)
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 6th (h) 100 m 11.87   (-1.5 m/s)
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 4th (h) 100 m 11.38   (-0.4 m/s)
4th (h) 200 m 22.78   (0.2 m/s)
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 3rd 200 m 22.88   (-0.3 m/s)
2003 World Championships Paris, France 7th (sf) 200 m 23.07   (-0.2 m/s)
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 5th (sf) 200 m 22.76   (1.1 m/s)
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 8th 200 m 23.00   (0.2 m/s)
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 8th 200 m 23.08   (1.7 m/s)
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, PR China 8th 200 m 22.68   (0.6 m/s)
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 4th (sf) 200 m 22.80   (0.3 m/s)

External links

References

  1. ↑ http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/7858737/floyd-mayweather-united-states-best-paid-athlete-espn-magazine
  2. ↑ Carifta Games Magazine, Part 2, Carifta Games 2011, retrieved Oct 12, 2011 
  3. ↑ Carifta Games Magazine, Part 3, Carifta Games 2011, retrieved Oct 12, 2011 
  4. ↑ Summer Success for Cydonie, retrieved 31 March 2012 
  • 1934 – 1966: 220 yards
  • 1970 – present: 200 metres
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