Juliet Cuthbert

Juliet Cuthbert

Personal information
Born	April 9, 1964
Medal record Women's athletics Competitor for Jamaica Olympic Games Silver 1992 Barcelona 100 m Silver 1992 Barcelona 200 m Bronze 1996 Atlanta 4x100 m relay World Championships Gold 1991 Tokyo 4x100 meter relay Silver 1995 Gothenburg 4x100 m relay Silver 1997 Athens 4x100 m relay Bronze 1983 Helsinki 4x100 m relay CAC Junior Championships (U17) Silver 1980 Nassau 100 m CARIFTA Games Youth (U17) Gold 1980 Hamilton 100m Silver 1980 Hamilton 200m Bronze 1978 Nassau 100m

Juliet Cuthbert (born on April 9, 1964, in Saint Thomas, Jamaica) is a Jamaican athlete who competed mainly in the sprints (100 and 200 metres).

Cuthbert attended Morant Bay High School and later Olney High School in Philadelphia and the University of Texas in Austin, Texas.

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Career

Cuthbert competed for her native country of Jamaica in the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain, in both the 100 meter sprint and the 200 meter sprint in which she won the silver medals in both competitions, finishing behind the Americans Gail Devers and Gwen Torrence respectively. After running a good second leg in the 4 x 100 meter sprint relay final, Cuthbert injured a muscle in her leg - before she competed in the second chance and dropped out of the race. This was a disappointing finish to the Summer Olympic Games for her and the other women of the Jamaican relay team. In 1992, Cuthbert was also voted as the Jamaican "Sportswomen of the Year".

Four years later at the Atlanta Olympic Games of 1996, Cuthbert helped the Jamaican 4 x 100 meter sprint relay team along with Michelle Freeman, Nikole Mitchell, and Merlene Ottey finish in third place and win the bronze medal.

With the Jamaican sprint relay team, Cuthbert also won a gold medal (1991) and two silver medals (1995, 1997) at World Championships in Athletics (actually, track and field) .

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Jamaica
1978	CARIFTA Games (U-17)	Nassau, Bahamas	3rd	100 m	12.38   (-0.1 m/s)
1980	CARIFTA Games (U-17)	Hamiltom, Bermuda	1st	100 m	12.0
			2nd	200 m	25.58
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17)	Nassau, Bahamas	2nd	100 m	12.0
			4th	200 m	25.3

References

• sports-reference
• IAAF Profile

Preceded by Merlene Ottey

Jamaica Sportswoman of the Year 1992

Succeeded by Merlene Ottey