Anneisha McLaughlin-Whilby

Anneisha McLaughlin-Whilby

McLaughlin-Whilby at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born	6 January 1986 (age 30) Manchester, Jamaica
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight	66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100 m – 11.23 (2013) 200 m – 22.54 (2010) 400 m – 51.03 (2016)[2]
Medal record Representing  Jamaica Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×400 m relay World Indoor Championships 2014 Sopot 4×400 m relay World Junior Championships 2002 Kingston 4×100 m relay 2000 Santiago 4×400 m relay 2002 Kingston 200 m 2004 Grosseto 4×100 m relay 2004 Grosseto 200 m World Youth Championships 2003 Sherbrooke 200 m 2001 Debrecen 400 m Universiade 2011 Shenzhen 200 m 2011 Shenzhen 4×100 m relay

Anneisha McLaughlin-Whilby (born 6 January 1986) is a Jamaican sprinter. In 2002, she was awarded the Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the 2002 CARIFTA Games.^[3][4]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Jamaica
2000	CARIFTA Games (U-17)	St. George's, Grenada	1st	400 m	54.57
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17)	San Juan, Puerto Rico	1st	400 m	53.54 CR
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:40.40 CR
	World Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:33.99 SB
2001	CARIFTA Games (U-17)	Bridgetown, Barbados	1st	400 m	54.22
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	45.44
	World Youth Championships	Debrecen, Hungary	3rd	400 m	53.35
2002	CARIFTA Games	Nassau, Bahamas	1st	100 m	11.48 (0.6 m/s)
			1st	200 m	23.04   (-1.3 m/s)
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:44.18 CR
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17)	Bridgetown, Barbados	1st	100 m	11.59 CR   (0.0 m/s)
			1st	200 m	23.27 CR   (-1.0 m/s)
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	45.33 CR
	World Junior Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	2nd	200 m	22.94 PB (wind: -0.2 m/s)
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	43.40 CR
2003	CARIFTA Games	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	1st	400 m	52.57
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:36.20 CR
	World Youth Championships	Sherbrooke, Canada	1st	200 m	23.26   (-0.4 m/s)
			2nd	Medley relay	2:07.05 PB
2004	World Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	2nd	200m	23.21 (wind: -0.2 m/s)
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	43.63
			3rd (h)[5]	4 × 400 m relay	3:33.28
2005	CARIFTA Games	Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago	2nd	200 m	23.28   (-0.1 m/s)
2007	NACAC Championships	San Salvador, El Salvador	5th	200 m	23.27
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	43.73
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	5th	200 m	22.62   (-0.1 m/s)
2011	Universiade	Shenzhen, PR China	1st	200 m	22.54   (0.7 m/s)
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	43.57

References

1. Anneisha McLaughlin-Whilby. rio2016.com
2. Anneisha McLaughlin profile at IAAF
3. Graham, Raymond (2 April 2002), Ja top Carifta again, Gleaner Company Ltd, archived from the original on 1 December 2005, retrieved 15 October 2011
4. 67-medal haul Bolt strikes again as rampant JA retain title, Jamaica Observer, 2 April 2002, retrieved 2 February 2012
5. Competed only in the heat.

External links

• Picture of Anneisha McLaughlin