Melaine Walker

Melaine Walker
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Walker at the 2009 World Championships
Personal information
Born (1983-03-01) 1 March 1983
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Country Jamaica
SportAthletics
Event400 m Hurdles
Medal record
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing400 m hurdles
World Championships
2009 Berlin400 m hurdles
2011 Daegu400 m hurdles
World Junior Championships
2000 Santiago4 × 400 m relay
2002 Kingston400 m hurdles
1998 Annecy4 × 400 m relay
2000 Santiago400 m hurdles
World Youth Championships
1999 Bydgoszcz200 m
Central American and Caribbean Games
2006 Cartagena4 × 400 m relay
2006 Cartagena400 m hurdles
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
2000 San Juan400 m hurdles
2000 San Juan4 × 400 m relay
CAC Junior Championships (U17)
1998 George Town200 m
1998 George Town4 × 100 m relay
1998 George Town4 × 400 m relay
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)
2001 Bridgetown400 m hurdles
2001 Bridgetown4 × 100 m relay
2002 Nassau400 m hurdles
2001 Bridgetown100 m hurdles
2002 Nassau200 m
CARIFTA Games
Youth (U17)
1998 Port of Spain200 m
1999 Fort-de-France200 m
1999 Fort-de-France100 m hurdles
1998 Port of Spain100 m
1998 Port of Spain100 m hurdles

Melaine Walker (born 1 March 1983) is a Jamaican 400 metres hurdler. She was born in Kingston. Walker is the former Olympic 400 m hurdles champion. She held 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 was the second fastest time in history at the time.

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