Gillian Russell
Jamaican hurdler (born 1973)
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Gillian Claire Russell-Love (born 28 September 1973) is a Jamaican athlete who specializes in the 100 metres hurdles.
Born28 September 1973
Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica
SportTrack and field
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| Born | 28 September 1973 Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
In her early career she won four gold medals at the World Junior Championships, which is a record. Russell won three consecutive 100 m hurdles NCAA DI titles for the Miami Hurricanes track and field program.[1]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Jamaica | |||||
| 1988 | CARIFTA Games (U-17) | Kingston, Jamaica | 1st | 100 m | 11.90 |
| Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17) | Nassau, Bahamas | 1st | 100 m | 12.04 (-0.2 m/s) | |
| 1st | 100 m hurdles | 14.64 (-0.2 m/s) | |||
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 46.75 | |||
| World Junior Championships | Sudbury, Canada | 10th (sf) | 100m hurdles | 13.95 w (wind: +3.8 m/s) | |
| 1990 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Kingston, Jamaica | 1st | 100 m hurdles | 13.8 (1.8 m/s) |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.39 | |||
| Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | Havana, Cuba | 2nd | 100 m | 11.83 (-0.4 m/s) | |
| 5th | 200 m | 24.77 (-0.5 m/s) | |||
| 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 13.86 (-0.2 m/s) | |||
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.62 | |||
| World Junior Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 1st | 100 m hurdles, | 13.31 (wind: +0.3 m/s) PB | |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.82 | |||
| 1992 | World Junior Championships | Seoul, South Korea | 1st | 100 m hurdles | 13.21 (wind: +1.0 m/s) |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.96 | |||
| Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 14th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 13.35 | |
| 1993 | Universiade | Buffalo, United States | 16th (h) | 100 m | 11.98 |
| 4th | 100 m hurdles | 13.46 | |||
| World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 16th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 13.12 (0.3 m/s) | |
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 5th | 100 m hurdles | 12.96 (0.2 m/s) |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 9th (qf) | 100 m hurdles | 12.78 (1.4 m/s) |
| 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.36 (h) | |||
| 1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 2nd | 60 m hurdles | 7.84 |
| 1998 | Goodwill Games | Uniondale, United States | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 12.78 |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | Maracaibo, Venezuela | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 12.66 PB | |
| 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.89 | |||
| Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 1st | 100 m hurdles | 12.70 CR | |
| 1999 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | 1st | 100 m hurdles | 13.25 |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.18 | |||
| World Championships | Seville, Spain | 25th (qf) | 100 m hurdles | 13.12 (0.2 m/s) | |
External links
- Gillian Russell at World Athletics
- Gillian Russell at Olympedia
- Gillian Russell at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Gillian Russell at InterSportStats
