Following Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce's women's 100m spot at the Jamaican trials, she has joined an illustrious list of Jamaican Olympians.
Track legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has joined an illustrious list of Jamaican Olympians after making the Jamaican women's 100m Olympic team to Paris.
The five-time world 100m champion powered to a brilliant time of 10.94s to finish third in the 100m final behind race winner Shericka Jackson in 10.84s and teen sensation Tia Clayton in 10.90s at the Jamaican Olympic trials - all three securing their spots on the team heading to the Games in the French city.
By doing this, Fraser-Pryce qualified for her fifth consecutive Olympic Games since making her debut at Beijing 2008, where she won her first Gold medal.
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Most importantly, she's now the third Jamaican female track athlete to make five Olympics, behind the legendary Merlene Ottey (7) and Veronica Campbell-Brown (5), who have respective nine and eight medals in their distinguished careers.
The 37-year-old has also won a medal at every Olympic Games she's competed at, with her series of podium placements below.
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Beijing 2008 - Gold
London 2012 - Gold
Rio 2016 - Bronze
Tokyo 2021 - Silver
Paris 2024 - ???
With her final track appearance set for Paris, Fraser-Pryce will be gunning to make it another memorable outing by aiming for a medal to cap off her iconic career as one of the greatest athletes in history.