Michael McDonald (runner)

Michael L. McDonald (born 17 March 1975 in Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica) is a Jamaican runner who competed mainly in the 400 metres.

"Michael McDonald (athlete)" redirects here. For other sportspeople with this name, see Michael McDonald (disambiguation).

Michael McDonald
Personal information
Birth nameMichael L. McDonald
Born (1975-03-17) 17 March 1975
Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica
Medal record
Men’s Athletics
Representing  Jamaica
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney 4x400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta4x400 m relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1995 Gothenburg4x400 m relay
Silver medal – second place1999 Sevilla4x400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place1997 Athens4x400 m relay
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Kuala Lumpur 4×400 m relay
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1999 Winnipeg4x400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 1995 Mar del Plata4x400 m relay
CAC Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Bridgetown 400 m
Silver medal – second place 1999 Bridgetown 4×400 m relay
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 1998 Maracaibo 4×400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2002 San Salvador 4×400 m relay
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
Gold medal – first place1994 Port of Spain 400 m
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)
Gold medal – first place1993 Fort-de-France 800m
Gold medal – first place1993 Fort-de-France 4x400m relay
Gold medal – first place1994 Bridgetown 400m
Gold medal – first place1994 Bridgetown 4x400m relay
CARIFTA Games
Youth (U17)
Gold medal – first place1991 Port of Spain 800m
Bronze medal – third place1991 Port of Spain 1500m

Career

He competed for Jamaica at the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta, United States where he won the bronze medal in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay with his teammates Roxbert Martin, Greg Haughton and Davian Clarke.

A brother of Beverly McDonald, he won a gold medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in the 4 × 400 metres relay event and broke the Commonwealth Games record.

Notes

Both at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics held in Athens, Greece, and at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics held in Sevilla, Spain, the Jamaica 4 × 400 team won originally the bronze medal, but the USA 4 × 400 team, which originally finished first in 4 × 400 m relay, was disqualified in 2008 due to Antonio Pettigrew confession of using human growth hormone and EPO between 1997 and 2003. Therefore, the silver medal was later awarded to the team from Jamaica.

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Jamaica
1991 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 1st 800 m 1:56.02
3rd 1500 m 4:20.8
1992 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Nassau, Bahamas 6th 800 m 1:58.59
1993 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Fort-de-France, Martinique 1st 800 m 1:51.43
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:10.26
Central American and Caribbean Games Maracaibo, Venezuela 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.26
1994 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Bridgetown, Barbados 4th 200 m 21.75
1st 400 m 47.02
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:09.47
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 1st 400 m 46.2
World Junior Championships Lisbon, Portugal 1st 400m 45.83
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.12
1995 Pan American Games Mar del Plata, Argentina 8th 400 m 46.21
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:02.11
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 2:59.88
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 12th (sf) 400 m 45.48
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 2:59.42
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 13th (sf) 400 m 45.74
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 2:56.75 NR
1998 Central American and Caribbean Games Maracaibo, Venezuela 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.26
Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1st 4 × 400 m relay 2:59.03 GR
1999 Central American and Caribbean Championships Bridgetown, Barbados 1st 400 m 45.21
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:03.82
Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada 1st 4 × 400 m relay 2:57.97 GR
World Championships Seville, Spain 22nd (qf) 400 m 45.87
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 2:59.34
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:04.85 (h)
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 3rd (h) 400 m 45.021
2002 Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:05.40

1Did not finish in the semifinals

References
  1. Shaw, Ezra / Allsport (5 July 2001), Michael McDonald #61 of Jamaica runs during the Men's 400m Event for the IAAF World Championships at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Getty Images, retrieved 5 April 2012
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