Suzette Lee (born 6 March 1977 in Houston, Texas) is a Jamaican triple jumper.

Suzette Lee
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  Jamaica
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1999 Winnipeg Triple jump
CAC Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 St George's Triple jump
Silver medal – second place 2001 Guatemala City Triple jump
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Ciudad de Guatemala Triple jump
CAC Games
Silver medal – second place 1999 Maracaibo Triple jump
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Ponce Triple jump
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Ponce Long jump
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
Gold medal – first place 1994 Port of Spain Triple jump
Silver medal – second place 1994 Port of Spain Long jump
CAC Junior Championships (U17)
Gold medal – first place 1990 Havana 4x100 m relay
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)
Gold medal – first place 1992 Nassau 4x400m relay
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Nassau Long Jump
CARIFTA Games
Youth (U17)
Gold medal – first place 1991 Port of Spain Long Jump
Gold medal – first place 1990 Kingston Long Jump

Career

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Her personal best jump is 14.16 metres, achieved in April 2005 in Baton Rouge. She has an indoor mark of 14.25 metres, achieved in March 1997 in Indianapolis.[1]

In July 2005 Lee was found guilty of salbutamol use at the EAA Karelia Games in Finland.[2] She received a public warning rather than a lengthy ban.[3] Nonetheless, she has not competed internationally since 2005.[citation needed]

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Jamaica
1990 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Kingston, Jamaica 1st Long jump 5.80 m
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17) Havana, Cuba 7th Long jump 4.83 m   (0.5 m/s)
1st 4 × 100 m relay 46.66
1991 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 1st Long jump 5.99 m
1992 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Nassau, Bahamas 4th 400m hurdles 64.86
3rd Long jump 5.97 m
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:40.74
World Junior Championships Seoul, Korea 7th Triple jump 12.83 m (wind: +0.4 m/s)
1993 Central American and Caribbean Games Ponce, Puerto Rico 3rd Long jump 5.53 m
3rd Triple jump[4] 12.40 m
1994 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 2nd Long jump 5.88 m
1st Triple jump 13.26 m
World Junior Championships Lisbon, Portugal 4th Triple jump 13.41 m (wind: +1.7 m/s)
1995 Central American and Caribbean Championships Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala 3rd Triple jump 13.67 m A
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 20th (q) Triple jump 13.65 m   (1.0 m/s)
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 20th (q) Triple jump 13.83 m   (0.3 m/s)
1998 Central American and Caribbean Games Maracaibo, Venezuela 2nd Triple jump[4] 13.77 m
1999 Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada 2nd Triple jump 14.09 m
2001 Central American and Caribbean Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 2nd Triple jump 13.75 m A
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 4th Triple jump[5] 13.54 m   (-0.6 m/s)
2003 Central American and Caribbean Championships St. George's, Grenada 1st Triple jump 13.89 m (w)
Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 4th Triple jump 13.83 m   (0.7 m/s)
World Championships Paris, France 27th (q) Triple jump 13.43 m   (1.3 m/s)

References

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