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Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Fraser-Pryce in 2015
Personal information
Birth nameShelly-Ann Fraser
Born (1986-12-27) 27 December 1986 (age 39)
Kingston, Jamaica
Height5 ft 0 in (152 cm)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Spouse(s)
Jason Pryce
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(m. 2011)​
Sport
Country Jamaica
SportTrack and field
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 3 4 1
World Championships 10 5 1
World Indoor Championships 1 0 0
World Athletics Final 1 1 0
Pan American Games 1 0 0
Commonwealth Games 1 0 0
CARIFTA Games Junior (U20) 1 0 1
CAC Junior Championships (U17) 1 0 0
Total 19 10 3
Women's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2008 Beijing100 m
Gold medal – first place2012 London100 m
Gold medal – first place2020 Tokyo4 × 100 m relay
Silver medal – second place2012 London200 m
Silver medal – second place2012 London4 × 100 m relay
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de Janeiro4 × 100 m relay
Silver medal – second place2020 Tokyo100 m
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de Janeiro100 m
World Athletics Championships
Gold medal – first place2009 Berlin100 m
Gold medal – first place2009 Berlin4 × 100 m relay
Gold medal – first place2013 Moscow100 m
Gold medal – first place2013 Moscow200 m
Gold medal – first place2013 Moscow4 × 100 m relay
Gold medal – first place2015 Beijing100 m
Gold medal – first place2015 Beijing4 × 100 m relay
Gold medal – first place2019 Doha100 m
Gold medal – first place2019 Doha4 × 100 m relay
Gold medal – first place2022 Eugene100 m
Silver medal – second place2007 Osaka4 × 100 m relay
Silver medal – second place2011 Daegu4 × 100 m relay
Silver medal – second place2022 Eugene200 m
Silver medal – second place2022 Eugene4 × 100 m relay
Silver medal – second place2023 Budapest4 × 100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2023 Budapest100 m
World Athletics Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 Sopot60 m
World Athletics Final
Gold medal – first place2008 Stuttgart100 m
Silver medal – second place2009 Thessaloniki100 m
World Athletics Relays
Bronze medal – third place2014 Nassau4 × 200 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2019 Yokohama4 × 200 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2025 Guangzhou4×100 m relay
Diamond League
First place2012100 m
First place2013100 m
First place2013200 m
First place2015100 m
First place2022100 m
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2019 Lima200 m
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2014 Glasgow4 × 100 m relay
Athletics World Cup
Silver medal – second place2018 London4 × 100 m relay
NACAC Championships
Silver medal – second place2018 Toronto4 × 100 m relay

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, OD (née Fraser; born 27 December 1986) is a Jamaican sprinter. She became famous in 2008 when she became the first Caribbean woman to win 100 meters gold at the Olympics at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.[1] At the 2012 London Olympic Games she won another gold medal in the same event. She also won silver in 200 meters and 4 x 100 meters relay.[2] She is five feet tall. As of 2025, she is the third fastest women to run 100 meters of all time, behind Florence Griffith Joyner and Elaine Thompson-Herah.[3]

Personal life

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Fraser-Price is a Christian.[4] She married Jason Pryce in 2011.[5]

In early 2017, Fraser-Price said that she was pregnant.[6] On 7 August 2017, she had a son named Zyon.[6]

References

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  1. ↑ "Photos: Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser wins Women's 100m Olympic gold - the Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games". Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Felix races to elusive 200m gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "100 Metres women". World Athletics. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "Fraser-Pryce a 'church girl'". Jamaica Gleaner. 14 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "Fraser bids to bounce back". BBC Sport. 2 May 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  6. 1 2 "I want to be the greatest mother - Fraser-Pryce". jamaica-gleaner.com. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2025.

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