Michelle Perry
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Michelle Perry (born May 1, 1979) is an American athlete. At the 2004 Summer Olympics she placed 14th overall in the heptathlon competition. Later, at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics, she earned a gold medal in the 100 m hurdles with a time of 12.66 seconds. Her current personal record in the event is 12.43 seconds.
Perry attended Quartz Hill High School in Lancaster, California and finished second in the 1997 CIF California State Meet in the Long jump.[1] Competing for the UCLA Bruins track and field team, Perry finished runner-up in the heptathlon at the 2001 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[2]
At the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in Osaka, Japan she successfully defended her title with another 100 m hurdles gold medal performance; winning in a time of 12.46 seconds.[3] The result was surrounded by some debate since she ran on the next lane (Susanna Kallur's lane) and some think she made contact with the Swede over the last hurdle. Despite television evidence, there was no official decision as the Swedish protest was filed too late.[4][5]
Perry missed out on a spot for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, but made the team for the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. However, she was unable to defend her title as she entered the competition with a knee injury and was eliminated in the first round.[6] She missed the 2010 and 2011 seasons due to injury and pregnancy.[7]
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- ↑ Landells, Steve (2009-08-18). Event Report - Women's 100m Hurdles - Heats Template:Webarchive. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-04-22.
- ↑ Lee, Kirby (2012-04-22). World leads by Reese and Aarrass highlight Mt Sac Relays. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-04-22.
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