Sun. Dec 22nd, 2024

Veronica Campbell Brown, Jamaican Olympic 200 meters gold medalist, set a new personal best for herself in the 60 meter, at the 2010 world indoor championships March 14th. She ran it in 7.00 seconds. Her new personal record was rewarded with a first place finish in the event. LaVerne Jones-Ferrette of the U.S. Virgin Islands came in just 0.03 behind Veronica. Rounding out third was American Carmelita Jeter.

Veronica was the second female athlete in history to win the 200-m consecutive years in the Olympics; she holds 3 Olympic gold medals, one silver and one bronze. The picture above is from the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games when she won the Gold in the 200m with a time of 21.74 seconds.