Simone Facey
Jamaican sprinter (born 1985)
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Simone Facey (born 7 May 1985) is a Jamaican sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.
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| Born | 7 May 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 100 metres | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Simone attended Vere Technical High School in Clarendon, Jamaica. At the 2002 World Junior Championships in Kingston, she won a silver medal in the 100 m by running 11.43. She then came back and anchored Jamaica to a gold medal in the 4 × 100. In her 2004 season, Simone broke Veronica Campbell's national junior record in the 200 m of 22.92 by running 22.71. She then doubled at the 2004 Boys and Girls National Championships by winning the 100 m and 200 m. At the 2004 Penn Relays, Simone anchored her team to a record of 44.32 in the 4 × 100. While at Texas A&M, Simone won the 100 m title at Big 12 Track and Field Championships in a meet record 10.95. Almost four weeks later, she beat teammate, Porscha Lucas, and won the NCAA 200 m title. In 2009, Simone took third place in the 200 m at the 2009 Jamaican championships, guaranteeing her a place on the Jamaican team for the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. However, she only managed 11.23 seconds, and fourth place, in the 100 m thus failed to qualify for her preferred event.[1][2]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2000 | CARIFTA Games | St. George's, Grenada | 2nd | 200 m | 24.32 w (2.5 m/s) |
| 2001 | CARIFTA Games | Bridgetown, Barbados | 1st | 100 m | 11.78 (0.0 m/s) |
| 1st | 200 m | 24.15 (-4.0 m/s) | |||
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.44 | |||
| World Youth Championships | Debrecen, Hungary | 4th | 100 m | 11.83 (0.5 m/s) | |
| 4th (sf) | 200 m | 24.48 (0.4 m/s) | |||
| 2002 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | Bridgetown, Barbados | 1st | 100 m | 11.46 (0.0 m/s) |
| 1st | 200 m | 23.22 CR (-0.9 m/s) | |||
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.30 | |||
| World Junior Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 2nd | 100 m | 11.43 (-0.2 m/s) | |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.40 CR | |||
| 2004 | CARIFTA Games | Hamilton, Bermuda | 1st | 100 m | 11.72 (-1.7 m/s) |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.22 | |||
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.01 |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 6th | 200 m | 22.80 |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.06 | |||
| 2011 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 3rd | 100 m | 11.39 |
| 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.63 | |||
| Pan American Games | Guadalajara, Mexico | 2nd | 200 m | 22.86 | |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 17th (sf) | 100 m | 11.23 |
| 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.19 | |||
Personal bests
- 100 metres – 10.95 s (2008)
- 200 metres – 22.25 s (2008)
