Kerron Stewart
Jamaican sprinter
Biography
Kerron Stewart (born 16 April 1984) is a retired Jamaican sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres and 200 metres. She is the 2008 Jamaican national champion in the 100 m clocking 10.80s. She defeated World Champion Veronica Campbell-Brown in the process and now is the 2008 Summer Olympics silver medalist after she tied with Sherone Simpson in a time of 10.98s. She also earned a bronze medal in the 200 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics with a time of 22.00s. She was born in Kingston and retired after the 2018 season.
Stewart holds one of the fastest non-winning times for the women's 100 metres. In the 2009 World Athletics Championships from Berlin, she ran 10.75 seconds only to finish second to compatriot, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce who ran a 10.73 race. Stewart also anchored the Jamaican 4 × 100 m relay team to victory in a time of 42.06.
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Awards & honours (1)
- Honda Sports Award for Track & Field
Quick answers about Kerron Stewart
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- Kerron Stewart is 42 years old (born April 16, 1984).
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- Kerron Stewart was born on April 16, 1984.
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- Kerron Stewart was born in Kingston.
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- Kerron Stewart is 1.75 m (5′9″) tall.
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