SHELLY ANN FRASER-PRYCE STRIKES GOLD FOR JAMAICA!

$Gold medal winner, Jamaica\'s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, left, crosses the finish line ahead of silver medal winner United States\' Carmelita Jeter during the women\'s 100-meter final - AP Photo$

Gold medal winner, Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, left, crosses the finish line ahead of silver medal winner United States’ Carmelita Jeter during the women’s 100-meter final – AP Photo—-

Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce bulleted to the race of the season to win Jamaica’s first gold medal at the London Olympics.

Running from lane seven, Fraser-Pryce nicknamed ‘The Pocket Rocket’ flew out of the blocks and never looked back.

She clocked 10.75 to defend her Beijing title and becoming the first non-American to retain the 100m Olympic crown in fours years apart.

America’s Carmelita Jeter was second in a season best 10.81 while Jamaica’s Veronica Campbell-Brown (10.78) took the bronze medal also in a season best.

FACT FILE

Name: Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce
Date of Birth: December 27, 1986
Age: 25
Height: 5ft 3in
High School: Wolmer’s Trust High School for Girls
Events: 100m, 200m
Personal Best: 100m – 10.70, 200m – 22.10
Season Best: 100m – 10.70, 200m – 22.10
Coach: Stephen Francis
Club: MVP Track and Field Club
Hometown: Waterhouse Kingston, Jamaica

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