Melaine Walker

Melaine Walker
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Walker at the 2009 World Championships
Personal information
Born (1983-03-01) 1 March 1983
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Country Jamaica
SportAthletics
Event
400 m Hurdles
Medal record
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing 400 m hurdles
World Championships
2009 Berlin 400 m hurdles
2011 Daegu 400 m hurdles
World Junior Championships
2000 Santiago 4 × 400 m relay
2002 Kingston 400 m hurdles
1998 Annecy 4 × 400 m relay
2000 Santiago 400 m hurdles
World Youth Championships
1999 Bydgoszcz 200 m
Central American and Caribbean Games
2006 Cartagena 4 × 400 m relay
2006 Cartagena 400 m hurdles
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
2000 San Juan 400 m hurdles
2000 San Juan 4 × 400 m relay
CAC Junior Championships (U17)
1998 George Town 200 m
1998 George Town 4 × 100 m relay
1998 George Town 4 × 400 m relay
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)
2001 Bridgetown 400 m hurdles
2001 Bridgetown 4 × 100 m relay
2002 Nassau 400 m hurdles
2001 Bridgetown 100 m hurdles
2002 Nassau 200 m
CARIFTA Games
Youth (U17)
1998 Port of Spain 200 m
1999 Fort-de-France 200 m
1999 Fort-de-France 100 m hurdles
1998 Port of Spain 100 m
1998 Port of Spain 100 m hurdles

Melaine Walker (born 1 March 1983) is a Jamaican 400 metres hurdler. She was born in Kingston. Walker is the former Olympic 400 m hurdles champion. She held the Olympic record of 52.64, set at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and her time of 52.42 seconds at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin was the second fastest time in history at the time.

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