Jade Latoya Bailey (born June 10, 1983) is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Barbados.[1] Bailey lives in Barbados and is coached by Keith Thornhill.
 Bailey (5) at the 2008 Olympics | ||
| Medal record | ||
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| Women's athletics | ||
Representing  Barbados
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| CAC Junior Championships (U20) | ||
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2002 Bridgetown | 4x100 m relay |
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2002 Bridgetown | 4x400 m relay |
| CARIFTA Games Youth (U17) | ||
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1999 Fort-de-France | Javelin throw |
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1998 Port of Spain | Javelin throw |
She won the bronze medal in 200 metres at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games. Bailey has competed in several European meetings between 2007 & 2009.
Bailey represented Barbados at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed second in her first round heat after Yevgeniya Polyakova in a time of 11.24 seconds. She qualified for the second round but was eliminated not qualifying for the semi-finals as her time of 11.67 was the eighth time of her race.[1] In 2009, she represented Barbados at the IAAF World Championships in the 200m event in which she holds the national record of 22.91 seconds.
She is a member of the Fenerbahçe S.K. athletics club in Turkey.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ a b Athlete biography: Jade Bailey, beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 28, 2008
- ^ Fenerbahçe won the Turkish Championship
- ^ The Champion, Fenerbahçe
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