Aleen May Bailey (born 25 November 1980) is a retired Jamaican

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sprinter who competed in the

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and

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Career

She competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal as a member of the 4 × 100 m relay team. Bailey trains in

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under Curtis Frye and is the sister of the reggae star

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. Bailey graduated from the University of South Carolina, where she competed during her Junior and Senior season after transferring from Barton County Community College. In the 2003

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Outdoor track and field championships, Bailey won the 100 and

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, both times defeating heavily favored Muna Lee of LSU. She was also a member of the 4 × 100 m championship team at the 2002 outdoor championships. Bailey competed for her native Jamaica at the 2004 Summer Olympics where she placed 5th in the

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and 4th at the

. She teamed with 200 m champion

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, and Sherone Simpson to win the 4 × 100 m relay. At the

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she won (together with Daniele Browning, Sherone Simpson and Veronica Campbell-Brown) a

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. At the

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she finished fifth in the 200 m and won a gold medal in relay. Bailey represented Jamaica at the 2008 Summer Olympics in

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. She competed at the 4 × 100 m relay together with

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, Sheri-Ann Brooks and Veronica Campbell-Brown. In its first round heat, Jamaica placed first in front of

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and China. The Jamaica relay's time of 42.24 seconds was the first time overall out of sixteen participating nations. With this result, Jamaica qualified for the final, replacing Brooks and Bailey with Sherone Simpson and

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. Jamaica did not finish the race due to a mistake in the baton exchange.

Personal bests

Her personal bests are:
100 m: 11.04
200 m: 22.33

Achievements

References

External links

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Aleen Bailey
at uscsports.collegesports.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Bailey, Aleen 1980 births Living people Jamaican female sprinters South Carolina Gamecocks women's track and field athletes Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Olympic athletes of Jamaica Olympic gold medalists for Jamaica People from Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica World Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Junior college women's track and field athletes in the United States Pan American Games gold medalists for Jamaica Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) World Athletics Championships winners Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Olympic female sprinters 21st-century American women