Kerron Stewart

Kerron Stewart (born 16 April 1984) is a retired Jamaican sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres and 200 metres. She is the 2008 Jamaican national champion in the 100 m clocking 10.80s. She defeated World Champion Veronica Campbell-Brown in the process and now is the 2008 Summer Olympics silver medalist after she tied with Sherone Simpson in a time of 10.98s. She also earned a bronze medal in the 200 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics with a time of 22.00s. She was born in Kingston and retired after the 2018 season.

Kerron Stewart
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born (1984-04-16) 16 April 1984
Kingston, Jamaica
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing100 m
2012 London4x100 m relay
2008 Beijing200 m
World Championships
2009 Berlin4×100 m relay
2013 Moscow4×100 m relay
2015 Beijing4×100 m relay
2007 Osaka4×100 m relay
2009 Berlin100 m
2011 Daegu4×100 m relay
World Relay Championships
2014 Nassau4×100 m relay
World Athletics Final
2008 Stuttgart100m
2008 Stuttgart200m
2009 Thessaloniki100 m
2009 Thessaloniki200 m
World Junior Championships
2002 Kingston4×100 m relay
2000 Santiago4×100 m relay
World Youth Championships
2001 Hungary100 m
CAC Junior Championships (U17)
2000 San Juan4x100 m relay
2000 San Juan100 m
2000 San Juan200 m
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)
2001 Bridgetown4x100 m relay
2003 Port of Spain100 m
2003 Port of Spain4x100 m relay
2002 Nassau100 m
2003 Port of Spain200 m
CARIFTA Games
Youth (U17)
2000 St. George's100m
2000 St. George's300m hurdles

Stewart holds one of the fastest non-winning times for the women's 100 metres. In the 2009 World Athletics Championships from Berlin, she ran 10.75 seconds only to finish second to compatriot, Shelly-Ann Fraser who ran a 10.73 race. Stewart also anchored the Jamaican 4x100 m relay team to victory in a time of 42.06.

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