Christine Day

Christine Day (born 23 August 1986) is a Jamaican sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.[2] She represented Jamaica at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the individual 400m and in the 4x400 metre relay.[3] Day was eliminated in the semifinals of the individual 400m but she and teammates Rosemarie Whyte, Shericka Williams and Novlene Williams-Mills won bronze in the relay.

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Christine Day
Personal information
Born (1986-08-23) 23 August 1986
Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica[1]
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
Country Jamaica
SportAthletics
Event(s)4 × 400m Relay
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2012 London4×400 m relay
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de Janeiro4×400 m relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Beijing4×400 m relay
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2014 Glasgow4×400 m relay
Gold medal – first place2018 Gold Coast4×400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2014 Glasgow400 m
Representing Americas
Continental Cup
Gold medal – first place2014 Marrakech4×400m relay

Day won a bronze medal at the 2014 Glasgow in the women's 400m behind teammates Stephanie McPherson and Novlene Williams-Mills.[4] She along with Williams-Mills, McPherson and Anastasia Le-Roy won gold in the 4 x 400 metres women team and helped them in setting a games' record of 3 minutes 23.82 seconds (3:23.82) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[5]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Jamaica
2008 NACAC U23 Championships Toluca, Mexico 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:27.46
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 23rd (sf) 400 m 53.46
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 10th (sf) 400 m 51.19
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:20.95
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia – 4 × 400 m relay DQ
2014 World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 2nd (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:24.95
Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 3rd 400 m 51.09
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:23.82
Continental Cup Marrakech, Morocco 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:20.931
2015 World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:22.49
World Championships Beijing, China 4th 400 m 50.14
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:19.13
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 15th (sf) 400 m 51.53
2nd (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:22.38
2017 World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 3rd (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:29.93
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:24.00
NACAC Championships Toronto, Canada 5th 400 m 53.04
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:27.25
2019 World Relays Yokohama, Japan 5th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:28.80

1Representing the Americas

References
  1. "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  2. Christine Day at World Athletics
  3. Sports Reference profile
  4. "Glasgow 2014 - Women's 400m Final". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  5. "Glasgow 2014 - Women's 4 x 400m Relay Final". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 29 March 2016.


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