Vernetta Lesforis
Saint Lucian sprinter (born 1975)
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Vernetta Cheryl Lesforis (born 4 May 1975) is a Saint Lucian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.
Born4 May 1975
Castries, Saint Lucia
SportTrack and field
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Lesforis is from Castries, Saint Lucia.[1] She initially attended Missouri Valley College.[2] Before her sophomore year she transferred to the Missouri State Lady Bears track and field team, where she finished 5th anchoring their 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1999 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[1][3]
She won the gold medal at the 1999 Central American and Caribbean Championships[4] in a career best time of 52.21 seconds. She also competed at the 2000 Olympic Games without reaching the final round.
