Michelle Burgher
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Michelle Burgher (born 12 March 1977) is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica.
Career
She was a bronze medalist in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.
She conducts coaching clinics and talks for school kids. Her ambition is to become a pediatric psychologist.
In 2008, Burgher joined the track and field coaching staff at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania in Indiana, PA. The move reunited Burgher with IUP's head coach, Ralph White. White coached Burgher at Clemson and she was an assistant coach under White at Williams from 2001 to 2004.1
Achievements
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| 1996 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Kingston, Jamaica | 2nd | 400 m | 54.36 |
| 1st | 400 m hurdles | 59.98 | |||
| Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | San Salvador, El Salvador | 5th | 400 m | 56.12 | |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:41.99 | |||
| World Junior Championships | Sydney, Australia | 7th (h)<ref>Disqualified in the final.</ref> | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:40.58 | |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:25.65 (h) |
| 2001 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala | 1st | 400 m | 53.04 A |
| World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:24.87 (h) | |
| 2003 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | St. George's, Grenada | 2nd | 400 m | 52.19 |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 52.19 | |||
| Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 8th | 400 m | 53.26 | |
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:27.34 | |||
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:22.00 SB |
Notes
References
- Greensburg Tribune Review 8 Aug 2008: C14. See also: https://archive.today/20130131125044/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/regional/s_581817.html
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External links
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- 1977 births
- Living people
- Athletes from Kingston, Jamaica
- Jamaican women sprinters
- Jamaican women hurdlers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Jamaica
- Olympic silver medalists for Jamaica
- Olympic bronze medalists for Jamaica
- Clemson Tigers women's track and field athletes
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists in athletics
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics
- Pan American Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Jamaica
- World Athletics Championships winners
- Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games
- NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners