Michael Frater

Michael Frater
Frater at the 2010 Janusz Kusocinski Memorial
Personal information
Born (1982-10-06) 6 October 1982
Manchester, Jamaica
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
SportProfessional Sprinter
Event(s)
100 metres, 200 metres
College teamTCU Horned Frogs
ClubRacers Track Club
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Representing  Jamaica
Olympic Games
2012 London 4 × 100 m relay
Disqualified 2008 Beijing 4 × 100 m relay
World Championships
2009 Berlin 4 × 100 m relay
2011 Daegu 4 × 100 m relay
2005 Helsinki 100 metres
Commonwealth Games
2006 Melbourne 4 × 100 m relay
2002 Manchester 4 × 100 m relay
Pan American Games
2003 Santo Domingo 100 metres
2003 Santo Domingo 4 × 100 m relay

Michael Frater O.D (born 6 October 1982) is a Jamaican retired sprinter who specialised in the 100 metres event. He won a silver medal at the 2005 World Championships and a gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games for the event.

He has also been successful as part of the Jamaican 4 × 100 metres relay team, setting the world record and Olympic record at the 2012 London Olympics and 2008 Beijing Olympics. He also won gold in the relay at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and took silver in the 2002 edition.