Anthonique Strachan (; born 22 August 1993) is a Bahamian sprinter, she is the 2012 100m and 200m World Junior Champion. She competed at the

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and the

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, in

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. and

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Career

She attended St. Augustine's College in

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, and trained with Club Monica Athletics. She trained in

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under coach

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who also coached

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and

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, before moving to

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to train with MVP Track and Field Club under coach Stephen Francis. At the 2011 CARIFTA Games, she won two gold medals (100 metres in 11.38s (−0.8 m/s), and 200 metres in 23.17s (0.0 m/s)) in the junior (U-20) category equalling

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's 200 metres games record of 22.93s (1.1 m/s) in the heats. She was consequently awarded the Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games. Strachan won gold medals over

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and 4×100 metres relay at the

2011 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships The 16th Pan American Junior Championships were held in Miramar, Florida, United States, at the Ansin Sports Complex on July 22 to 24, 2011.

. Her 200 metres time of 22.70 was a new World Junior Leading and a new championship record. At the

2012 CARIFTA Games The 2012 CARIFTA Games were held in the Bermuda National Stadium in Hamilton, Bermuda between April 6—9, 2012, the fourth time in which the event was held in Bermuda. The other years being 1975, 1980, 2004. A detailed analysis of the results an ...

, she won three gold medals: 100 metres in wind-assisted 11.22s (4.4 m/s), 200 metres, this year improving

's and her own 200 metres games record to 22.85s (−0.7 m/s), and finally, she led the Bahamas 4 × 100 m relay team to gold in 45.02s. For the second time in the role, she was awarded the Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games. Strachan broke the 11 second barrier over 100m on April 26 in

at the Wolmer Speedfest. Strachan placed first in a time of 10.99 (+0.5).

Achievements

¹Did not finish in the final.

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