Michelle Burgher
{{Short description|Jamaican athlete (born 1977)}}
{{Use Jamaican English|date=March 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{MedalTableTop|sport=Women's athletics|nation=JAM|medals=
{{Medal|Competition | Olympic Games}}
{{Medal|Silver | 2000 Sydney | 4x400m relay}}
{{Medal|Bronze | 2004 Athens | 4x400m relay}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalGold |2001 Edmonton| 4x400 m relay}}
{{MedalCompetition|CAC Championships}}
{{MedalGold |2001 Guatemala City | 400 m}}
{{MedalGold |2003 St. George's | 4×400 m relay}}
{{MedalSilver |2003 St. George's | 400 }}
{{Medal|Competition|Pan American Games}}
{{Medal|Silver| 2003 Sto Domingo|4 × 400 metres relay}}
{{Medal|Competition|CAC Junior Championships (U20)}}
{{Medal|Gold |1996 San Salvador | 4x400 m relay}}
{{Medal|Competition|CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)}}
{{Medal|Gold |1996 Kingston | 400m hurdles}}
{{Medal|Silver |1996 Kingston | 400m}}
}}
Michelle Burgher (born 12 March 1977 in Kingston, Jamaica){{cite web |title=Michelle Burgher Bio, Stats, and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bu/michelle-burgher-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418030840/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bu/michelle-burgher-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com |accessdate=29 December 2019 |language=en}} is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica.
Career
She was a bronze medalist in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.
She conducts coaching clinics and talks for school kids. Her ambition is to become a pediatric psychologist. Her hobbies are redecorating her flat and dancing.
In 2008, Burgher joined the track and field coaching staff at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania in Indiana, PA. The move reunited Burgher with IUP's head coach, Ralph White. White coached Burgher at Clemson and she was an assistant coach under White at Williams from 2001 to 2004.1
Achievements
| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes|class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size: 90%;}} |
| colspan="6"|Representing {{JAM}} |
|---|
| rowspan = "5"|1996
|rowspan = "2"|CARIFTA Games (U-20) |rowspan = "2"|Kingston, Jamaica |bgcolor=silver|2nd |400 m |54.36 |
| bgcolor=gold|1st
|400 m hurdles |59.98 |
| rowspan = "2"|Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)
|rowspan = "2"|San Salvador, El Salvador |5th |400 m |56.12 |
| bgcolor=gold|1st
|4 × 400 m relay |3:41.99 |
| World Junior Championships
|7th (h)Disqualified in the final. |4 × 400 m relay |
| 2000
|bgcolor=silver|2nd |4 × 400 m relay |3:25.65 (h) |
| rowspan = "2"|2001
|Central American and Caribbean Championships |Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala |bgcolor=gold|1st |400 m |53.04 A |
| World Championships
|bgcolor=gold|1st |4 × 400 m relay |3:24.87 (h) |
| rowspan = "4"|2003
|rowspan = "2"|Central American and Caribbean Championships |rowspan = "2"|St. George's, Grenada |bgcolor=silver|2nd |400 m |
| bgcolor=gold|1st
|4 × 400 m relay |
| rowspan = "2"|Pan American Games
|rowspan = "2"|Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |8th |400 m |
| bgcolor=silver|2nd
|4 × 400 m relay |
| 2004
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |4 × 400 m relay |3:22.00 SB |
Notes
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References
- Greensburg Tribune Review 8 Aug 2008: C14. See also: https://archive.today/20130131125044/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/regional/s_581817.html
- {{Citation | title = MICHELLE BURGHER | url = http://rapidas.webcindario.com/atletas-b.htm | publisher = mujeres rápidas | language = Spanish | accessdate = 11 April 2012 }}
External links
- {{World Athletics}}
- {{Olympics.com profile|michelle-burgher}}
- {{SR/Olympics profile|bu/michelle-burgher-1}}
- [http://rapidas.webcindario.com/duas/qwe-burgher.jpg Picture of Michelle Burgher]
{{Footer World Champions 4 x 400 m Women}}
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Category:Athletes from Kingston, Jamaica
Category:Jamaican female sprinters
Category:Jamaican female hurdlers
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic athletes for Jamaica
Category:Olympic silver medalists for Jamaica
Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Jamaica
Category:Clemson Tigers women's track and field athletes
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games
Category:Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
Category:Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
Category:Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
Category:Pan American Games silver medalists for Jamaica
Category:World Athletics Championships winners
Category:Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games
Category:NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
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