Jamaican Female Sportspersons

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Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
(Jamaican Track and Field Sprinter)
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
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Birthdate: December 27, 1986
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kingston, Jamaica

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is a Jamaican sprinter who achieved international recognition in 2008 when she won the gold medal at the Olympic Games in Beijing. She then went on to win gold medals at the 2012 and 2020 Olympic Games. Counted among the greatest sprinters of all time, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce also has many World Championship gold medals under her belt.

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Merlene Ottey
(Jamaican-Slovenian Former Track and Field Sprinter)
Merlene Ottey
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Birthdate: May 10, 1960
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hanover Parish, Jamaica

Merlene Ottey is a Jamaican-Slovenian retired track and field sprinter. She represented Jamaica in international events for 24 years before representing Slovenia for 10 years. In 1993, she clocked 21.87 seconds to set the world indoor record for 200 metres; she has been holding that record ever since. Merlene Ottey is also known for winning several medals at Olympic Games. 

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Alicia Ashley
(Jamaican Boxer)
Alicia Ashley
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Birthdate: August 23, 1967
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kingston, Jamaica

Jamaican-American boxer Alicia Ashley scripted history when, at age 48, she made a Guinness record for being the world’s oldest boxing champion. Nicknamed Slick, the Super Bantamweight champion had a 22-year illustrious career in the boxing world and is now a boxing trainer based in China.

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Veronica Campbell-Brown
(Retired Jamaican Track and Field Sprinter)
Veronica Campbell-Brown
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Birthdate: May 15, 1982
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Clarks Town, Trelawny, Jamaica

Veronica Campbell-Brown is a Jamaican retired track and field sprinter who won eight Olympic medals, including three gold medals, during her illustrious career. Veronica Campbell-Brown also won three World Championship gold medals and two gold medals at the World Indoor Championships.   

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Stafanie Taylor
(First Woman Cricketer to Score 1,000 Runs in ODIs for the West Indies)
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Birthdate: June 11, 1991
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Spanish Town, Jamaica
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Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian
(American–Jamaican Bobsledder)
Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian
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Birthdate: August 29, 1985
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Pequannock Township, New Jersey, United States

American-Jamaican bobsledder Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian has been part of the Olympics thrice. Her first Olympic appearance was at the 2014 Sochi Winter games. Though she is equipped with a degree in multimedia communications and advertising, she was active in track and field in university and chose bobsleigh later.

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Beverly McDonald
(Jamaican Sprinter)
Beverly McDonald
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Birthdate: February 15, 1970
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: St. Mary Parish, Jamaica

Apart from winning an Olympic gold, Jamaican sprinter Beverly McDonald has also bagged a silver and a bronze medal at the games. She has also been the 1991 World Champion. She is the sister of Jamaican runner Michael McDonald. She was also once named the Jamaican Sportswoman of the Year.

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Carrie Russell
(Jamaican Track and Field Sprinter and Bobsledder)
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Birthdate: October 18, 1990
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Jamaica

Jamaican sprinter and bobsledder Carrie Russell not only has a World Championship title in her kitty but has also won a Summer Universiade gold and a World Relay Championship silver. She was also part of the first Jamaican women's squad to compete at the Winter Olympics, as a member of the bobsleigh team.