Michelle Harrison (athlete)
Canadian athlete
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Michelle Harrison (born December 6, 1992) is a Canadian track and field athlete.[1] She is a multiple-time national champion in the 100 metres hurdles.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Born | December 6, 1992 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | 100m hurdles |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | 60m hurdles: 8.09 (Belgrade, 2022) 100m: 11.36 (Sollentuna, 2023) 100m hurdles: 12.74 (Eugene, 2022) |
Early life
From Saskatoon, Harrison attended Lakeridge Elementary School, Evan Hardy Collegiate for high school, and the University of Saskatchewan.[3][4]
Career
Harrison won three Canadian university championship titles in the 60m metres hurdles, whilst competing for the Saskatchewan Huskies.[5] Setting a Canada West Championship record (8.21s) and USports Championship record (8.15s) in her final year with the Huskies.
In March 2022, Harrison set a new personal best time of 8.09 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.[6]
Harrison followed up back-to-back Canadian national titles in the 100 metres hurdles with a new personal best time of 12.74 seconds in the semi-final of the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon in August 2023.[7] Selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, she qualified for the final and finished in eighth place.[8][9]
In July 2023, she won her third national 100m hurdles title, running 12.82 seconds to beat Mariam Abdul-Rashid by 0.01 seconds.[10] In August 2023, she competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest and qualified for the semi-finals.[11]
She competed in the 100m hurdles at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[12]
International competitions
Harrison has represented Canada on 8 occasions - 2009 World Youth Championships (400m Hurdles); 2014 NACAC U23 Championships (100m Hurdles); 2015 World University Games (100m Hurdles); 2022 World Indoor Championships (60m Hurdles); 2022 World Championships (100m Hurdles); 2022 Commonwealth Games (100m Hurdles); 2022 NACAC Championships (100m Hurdles); 2023 World Championships (100m Hurdles).