Shereefa Lloyd (born 2 September 1982 in Clarendon Park, Jamaica) is a Jamaican sprinter, who specializes in the 400 metres.
 Shereefa Lloyd during the World Championship Athletics 2009 in Berlin. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 2 September 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 4 × 400m Relay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She attended and competed for Texas Tech under coach Wes Kittley.
At the 2007 World Championships Lloyd won a bronze medal in 4 × 400 metres relay, together with teammates Shericka Williams, Davita Prendergast and Novlene Williams. She also reached the semi-final in the individual event, with a personal best time of 51.00 seconds. She was also part of the Jamaican teams that won the bronze medal at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
Achievements
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing Jamaica
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| 2000 | World Junior Championships | Santiago, Chile | 1st (h)[3] | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.26 |
| 2007 | Pan American Games | Rio, Brazil | 4th | 400 m | 51.19 |
| 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:28.74 | |||
| World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:19.73 | |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 7th | 400 m | 50.68 |
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:20.40 | |||
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 7th | 400 m | 50.79 |
| 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:20.95 | |||
Personal bests
edit- 100 metres – 11.50 s (2003)
- 200 metres – 23.10 s (2004)
- 400 metres – 51.00 s (2007)
References
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- ^ "Beijing 2008 - Athletics - Women's 4 x 400 m". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ "London 2012 - Athletics - Women's 4 x 400 m". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ Competed only in the heat.
After retiring form track in 2014. 3 Years later in 2017 Shereefa joined the Army where she was sent to Fort Jackson SC. for basic training. After 10 weeks she graduated basic training in Fort Jackson SC. Then after completing basic training she was sent to Fort Lee VA. where she studied the work of a 92Y for 8 weeks.
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