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Cydonie Mothersille

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Country
  
Cayman Islands

Weight
  
57 kg

Name
  
Cydonie Mothersille

Spouse
  
Ato Stephens

Role
  
Track and field athlete

Education
  
Clemson University

Height
  
1.71 m


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Born
  
19 March 1978 (age 46) (
1978-03-19
)
Jamaica

Siblings
  
Leon Whittaker, Justin Mothersille

Cydonie Camille Mothersille (born 19 March 1978) is a female track and field athlete from the Cayman Islands.

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Mothersille was born in Jamaica in 1978 and moved to Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands at age 7. While in high school, she was discovered by her high school's physical education teacher Evelyn Rockette and began her track career.

In 2011, Cydonie was the highest paid athlete from the Cayman Islands (male or female) making $85,000 (USD).

Career

Mothersille began competing for the Cayman Islands by competing in the CARIFTA Games, where she performed extremely well. In 1996, she was awarded the Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the 1996 CARIFTA Games.

She is a competitor in the 100 m, which was once her speciality. While in college she competed in the 100 m, 200 m, 4 × 100 m relay and 4 × 400 m relay for Clemson University. She was a part of the Clemson All American 4 x 100 and 4 x 400 team.

Mothersille is married to Ato Stephens.

Achievements

  • 2010 Commonwealth Games in the Women's 200 metres – gold medal
  • 2008 Olympics – eighth place
  • 2005 World Championships in Athletics – eighth place
  • 2003 Pan American Games – silver medal
  • 2003 World Indoor Championships in Athletics – fifth place
  • 2002 Commonwealth Games – fifth place
  • 2001 World Championships in Athletics – bronze medal
  • 2nd IAAF World Athletics Final – sixth place
  • 1st IAAF World Athletics Final – seventh place
  • References

    Cydonie Mothersille Wikipedia