Beverly McDonald

Beverly McDonald
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 4 x 100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney 4 x 100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney 200 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1991 Tokyo 4 x 100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 1995 Gothenburg 4 x 100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 1997 Athens 4 x 100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 1999 Seville 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Seville 4 x 100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Edmonton 4 x 100 m relay

Beverly McDonald (born 15 February 1970 in Saint Mary, Jamaica) is a Jamaican sprinter. Her accomplishments include winning the silver medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 2000 Olympics and the gold medal in the same event at the 2004 Olympics. She also won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 200 m race, after Marion Jones was disqualified in 2007 due to doping violations, although it would take until the 2024 Summer Olympics for McDonald to be presented with the actual bronze medal.[1] Beverly McDonald is the sister of Michael McDonald.

Personal bests

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Jamaica
1985 CARIFTA Games (under-17) Bridgetown, Barbados 1st 100 m 11.99
2nd 200 m 24.22
1986 CARIFTA Games (under-17) Les Abymes, Guadeloupe 1st 100 m 11.85
1st 200 m 23.90
1987 CARIFTA Games (under-20) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 1st 100 m 11.54
1st 200 m 23.40
1988 CARIFTA Games (under-20) Kingston, Jamaica 2nd 100 m 11.62
1st 200 m 23.7
World Junior Championships Sudbury, Canada 7th 100m 11.74 (wind: -0.4 m/s)
6th 4 × 100 m relay 45.04
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 1st 4 × 100 m relay 41.94
Pan American Games Havana, Cuba 3rd 100 m 11.52
1st 4 × 100 m relay 43.79
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 2nd 4 × 100 m relay 42.25
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 2nd 4 × 100 m relay 42.10
1998 Central American and Caribbean Games Maracaibo, Venezuela 2nd 100 m 11.36
1st 200 m 22.30 w
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 2nd 200 m 22.22
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 42.15
IAAF Grand Prix Final Munich, Germany 3rd 200 m 22.64
2000 Summer Olympics Sydney, Australia 3rd 200 m 22.35
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 3rd 4 × 100 m relay 42.40

References

  1. ^ "She finished fourth behind a notorious drug cheat. Now she finally has her Sydney bronze". Sydney Morning Herald. 10 August 2024.


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