Michelle Baptiste

Michelle Baptiste (born 27 August 1977) is a Saint Lucian long jumper. She was the first woman to represent Saint Lucia at the Olympics.[1]

Michelle Baptiste
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  Saint Lucia
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
Silver medal – second place1996 San Salvador Long jump
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)
Gold medal – first place1995 George Town Long jump
Bronze medal – third place1992 Nassau 4x400m relay
CARIFTA Games
Youth (U17)
Bronze medal – third place1992 Nassau Long Jump

Career

She won the bronze medal at the 1999 Central American and Caribbean Championships.[2] 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.[3]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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
  1. "First female competitors at the Olympics by country". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  2. Central American and Caribbean Championships (Women) – GBR Athletics
  3. Michelle Baptiste, Missouri State Bears. CBS Interactive, retrieved 12 April 2012


  1. Our Olympians, Saint Lucia Olympic Committee, archived from the original on 22 May 2012, retrieved 12 April 2012
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