Michelle Baptiste
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Michelle Baptiste (born 27 August 1977) is a Saint Lucian long jumper. She was the first woman to represent Saint Lucia at the Olympics.[1]
Career
Baptiste was an All-American jumper for the Missouri State Lady Bears track and field team, finishing 7th in the long jump at the 1997 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships.[2]
She won the bronze medal at the 1999 Central American and Caribbean Championships.[3] She also competed at the 1996 Olympic Games without reaching the final round.
Her personal best jump is 6.47 metres, achieved in May 1996 in Springfield.[4]
Achievements
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| 1992 | CARIFTA Games (U-17) | Nassau, Bahamas | 3rd | Long jump | 5.50 m |
| CARIFTA Games (U-20) | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 4:05.94 | ||
| 1995 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | George Town, Cayman Islands | 7th | 100 m | 12.10 |
| 1st | Long jump | 5.66 m | |||
| 1996 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | San Salvador, El Salvador | 4th | 100 m | 11.69 (0.7 m/s) |
| 2nd | Long jump | 5.99 m | |||
| Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 46th (h) | 100 m | 11.92 (0.6 m/s) | |
| World Junior Championships | Sydney, Australia | 20th (qf) | 100m | 12.08 (wind: -1.3 m/s) | |
| 22nd (q) | Long jump | 5.34 m (wind: +0.4 m/s) | |||
| 1999 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | 3rd | Long jump | 6.26 m |
| Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | 13th | Long jump | 5.92 m | |
References
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- 1977 births
- Living people
- People from Castries
- Saint Lucian women sprinters
- Saint Lucian women long jumpers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Saint Lucia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games competitors for Saint Lucia
- Missouri State Lady Bears track and field athletes