Barbara Pierre

{{Short description|Haitian-born American sprinter}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Barbara Pierre

| image = Barbara Pierre Istanbul 2012.jpg

| image_size = 220px

| caption = Pierre at the 2012 World Indoor Championships in Istanbul

| nationality = American

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|4|28}}{{ref label|nb|nb|nb}}

| birth_place = Port-au-Prince, Haiti

| hometown = Clayton, NC, U.S.

| height =

| weight =

| sport = Track & Field

| event = 60 meters, 100 meters

| club =

| collegeteam = St. Augustine

| pb =

| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Women's track and field}}

{{MedalCountry|the {{flagu|United States}}}}

{{Medal|Competition|World Indoor Championships}}

{{Medal|Gold|2016 Portland|60 m}}

{{Medal|Competition|Pan American Games}}

{{Medal|Gold|2015 Toronto|4 × 100 m relay}}

{{Medal|Silver|2011 Guadalajara|100 m}}

{{Medal|Silver|2011 Guadalajara|4 × 100 m relay}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2015 Toronto|100 m}}

}}

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Barbara Pierre (born April 28, 1986){{ref label|nb|nb|nb}} is a Haitian-born American track and field sprint athlete who competed internationally for the United States. Her specialty is the 60-meter dash and the 100-meter dash. She had her highest world ranking in 2013, when she was the fourth fastest sprinter in the world over 100 m with her personal best of 10.85 seconds.[http://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/sprints/100-metres/outdoor/women/senior/2013 100 Metres - women - senior - outdoor - 2013]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-07-27.

Pierre represented Haiti at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 100 m sprint and placed fourth in her first round heat, which normally meant elimination. However, her time of 11.52 was among the ten fastest losing times, resulting in a second round spot. There she failed to qualify for the semi-finals as her time of 11.56 was the fifth time of her race.{{cite web |url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/9/242339.shtml |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090511125923/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/9/242339.shtml |archivedate=2009-05-11 |url-status=dead |title=Athlete biography: Barbara Pierre |website=Beijing2008.cn |accessdate=August 28, 2008}}

At the 2015 Pan American Games, she set the games record of 10.92 seconds in the preliminary round. In the final, she was slightly slower and went home with the bronze medal.Robinson, Javier Clavelo (2015-07-23). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/pan-american-games-2015-henderson-de-grasse Henderson jumps world-leading 8.52m at Pan American Games]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-07-27.

Pierre would continue to compete until the age of 35 when she would retire and take up coaching at her alma mater St. Augustine University as a Volunteer Assistant.