Michelle Burgher

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Michelle Burgher
Personal information
Born (1977-03-12) 12 March 1977 (age 48)
Kingston, Jamaica
Sport
SportTrack and field
Medal record
Representing  Jamaica
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2000 Sydney4 × 400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2004 Athens4 × 400 m relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2001 Edmonton4 × 400 m relay
CAC Championships
Gold medal – first place2001 Guatemala City400 m
Gold medal – first place2003 St. George's4 × 400 m relay
Silver medal – second place2003 St. George's400
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2003 Sto Domingo4 × 400 metres relay
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
Gold medal – first place1996 San Salvador4 × 400 m relay
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)
Gold medal – first place1996 Kingston400 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place1996 Kingston400 m

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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Jamaica
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)[1] 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

  1. ↑ Disqualified in the final.

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
  • MICHELLE BURGHER (in Spanish), mujeres rápidas, retrieved 11 April 2012