Michelle Finn-Burrell
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| Birth name | Michelle Bonae Finn | ||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Michelle Bonae Finn-Burrell | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 8, 1965 (age 59) Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
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Michelle Bonae Finn-Burrell (born May 8, 1965 in Orlando, Florida)[1] is an American former sprint athlete from Orlando, Florida. She graduated from Oak Ridge High School in Orlando. She set the Florida State University record for the 100 meters which has lasted over 18 years into the 2006 season. She won a gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics as part of the 4 x 100 meters relay team (heats). She also reached the final of the 200 meters at the same event, finishing in seventh place. In 1993 Finn was a 100 and 200 m semi-finalist at the World Championships and took the bronze medal at the US national championships for the 200 m.[2]
She ran on the United States gold medal-winning 4 x 100 m relay team in the 1986 Goodwill Games in Moscow. She spread her All-America performances over all four years of her FSU career beginning with the 100 meters as a freshman in 1984 through All-America honors in the 55, 100, 200 and with the 4 x 100 m relay team at the 1987 NCAA Championships. Finn was the 1990 TAC/USA's National Indoor Champion. She competed in the IAAF World Indoor Championships three times, reaching the final of the 60 meters twice.[2]
She married Leroy Burrell, American sprinter, who broke the world 100 m record twice, 9.90s (1991) and 9.85s (1994). They have three sons Cameron, Joshua and Jaden.
Personal bests
| Event | Time (seconds) | Venue | Date |
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| 50 meters | 6.13 | Los Angeles, California, United States | February 15, 1992 |
| 60 meters | 7.07 | New York City, United States | February 28, 1992 |
| 100 meters | 11.16 | Lausanne, Switzerland | July 7, 1993 |
| 200 meters | 23.24 | Stuttgart, Germany | August 17, 1993 |
References
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Finn-Burrell Michelle. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-04-05.
External links
- Michelle Finn-Burrell profile at IAAF
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- 1965 births
- Living people
- Track and field people from Florida
- Sportspeople from Orlando, Florida
- American sprinters
- Female sprinters
- American female track and field athletes
- African-American female track and field athletes
- Olympic track and field athletes of the United States
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- World Championships in Athletics athletes for the United States
- World Championships in Athletics medalists
- Florida State Seminoles track and field athletes
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States
