Country Jamaica Height 1.63 m Sport Athletics Weight 53 kg | Name Melaine Walker | |
 | ||
Born 1 January 1983 (age 41) ( 1983-01-01 ) Gold medals Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metres hurdles Similar People Lashinda Demus, Sheena Tosta, Tasha Danvers, Josanne Lucas, Asafa Powell | ||
Melaine walker mascot mishap riding berlino melanie walker mascot crash funny
Melaine Walker O.D (born 1 January 1983, Kingston) is a Jamaican 400 metres hurdler. Walker is the former Olympic 400 m hurdles champion. She holds the Olympic record of 52.64, set at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and her time of 52.42 seconds at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin is the second fastest time in history.
Contents
- Melaine walker mascot mishap riding berlino melanie walker mascot crash funny
- Longhorns hall of honor melaine walker nov 1 2013
- Biography
- Personal bests
- References
Longhorns hall of honor melaine walker nov 1 2013
Biography
Walker is a past student of the St. Jago High School. She won Gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in a new Olympic record time of 52.64 seconds. Walker won the Jamaica national championships in 54.70 seconds, narrowly beating new-comer Kaliese Spencer and qualifying for her first World Championships in Athletics.
On 20 August 2009, she set the second fastest time in history of 52.42 seconds to win the women's 400m hurdles final at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin. She leapt on the back of the mascot Berlino the Bear to do a victory lap but Berlino crashed into a cart of hurdles and dropped her.
Personal bests
