Michelle Baptiste
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| Born | 27 August 1977 Castries, Saint Lucia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michelle Baptiste (born 27 August 1977) is a Saint Lucian long jumper. She was the first woman to represent Saint Lucia at the Olympics.
Career
Baptiste was an All-American jumper for the Missouri State Lady Bears track and field team, finishing 7th in the long jump at the 1997 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships.
She won the bronze medal at the 1999 Central American and Caribbean Championships. She also competed at the 1996 Olympic Games without reaching the final round.
Her personal best jump is 6.47 metres, achieved in May 1996 in Springfield.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Saint Lucia | |||||
| 1992 | CARIFTA Games (U-17) | Nassau, Bahamas | 3rd | Long jump | 5.50 m |
| CARIFTA Games (U-20) | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 4:05.94 | ||
| 1995 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | George Town, Cayman Islands | 7th | 100 m | 12.10 |
| 1st | Long jump | 5.66 m | |||
| 1996 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | San Salvador, El Salvador | 4th | 100 m | 11.69 (0.7 m/s) |
| 2nd | Long jump | 5.99 m | |||
| Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 46th (h) | 100 m | 11.92 (0.6 m/s) | |
| World Junior Championships | Sydney, Australia | 20th (qf) | 100m | 12.08 (wind: -1.3 m/s) | |
| 22nd (q) | Long jump | 5.34 m (wind: +0.4 m/s) | |||
| 1999 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | 3rd | Long jump | 6.26 m |
| Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | 13th | Long jump | 5.92 m | |
References
- ↑ "First female competitors at the Olympics by country". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ↑ "SMS track star ready for her longest jump". Springfield News-Leader. 13 March 1997. p. 23. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
- ↑ Central American and Caribbean Championships (Women) – GBR Athletics
- ↑ Michelle Baptiste, Missouri State Bears. CBS Interactive, retrieved 12 April 2012
External links
- Michelle Baptiste at World Athletics
- Michelle Baptiste at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- Michelle Baptiste at Olympics.com
- Michelle Baptiste at Olympedia
- Michelle Baptiste at InterSportStats
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