Carmelita Jeter

Carmelita Jeter (/ˈɛtər/ JET-tər, born November 24, 1979) is a retired American sprinter, who competed in the 60 metres, 100 m and 200 m. For over a decade, between 2009 and 2021, Jeter was called the "Fastest woman alive" after running a 100 m personal best of 10.64 seconds at the 2009 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix. In the 100 m, she was the 2011 world champion and the 2012 silver medalist. She is also a three-time Olympic medallist.

Carmelita Jeter
Jeter at the 2011 World Championships
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1979-11-24) November 24, 1979
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Weight135 lb (61 kg)
Sport
Country United States
SportRunning
Event(s)100 meters, 200 meters
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 1 1
World Championships 3 1 3
World Indoor Championships 0 1 0
World Athletics Final 2 0 0
Total 6 3 4
Olympic Games
2012 London 4×100 m relay
2012 London 100 m
2012 London 200 m
World Championships
2007 Osaka4×100 m relay
2011 Daegu100 m
2011 Daegu4×100 m relay
2011 Daegu200 m
2007 Osaka100 m
2009 Berlin100 m
2013 Moscow100 m
World Indoor Championships
2010 Doha 60 m
World Relay Championships
2015 Nassau4×100 m relay
World Athletics Final
2007 Stuttgart100 m
2009 Thessaloniki100 m

She won the 100 m bronze at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics and a gold at the World Athletics Final. She won a second World Championship bronze. Her personal best of 10.64 s makes her the fourth fastest woman ever in the 100 m, behind Florence Griffith Joyner's long-standing world record, Elaine Thompson-Herah's 10.54 seconds and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce's 10.60 seconds.

On May 25, 2023, she was named the new head coach of the track & field and cross country programs at UNLV.

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