Lindel Frater (born 13 November 1977 in

Trelawny, Jamaica Trelawny (Jamaican Patois: ''Trilaani'' or ''Chrilaani'') is a parish in the county of Cornwall in northwest Jamaica. Its capital is Falmouth. It is bordered by the parishes of Saint Ann in the east, Saint James in the west, and Saint Eliza ...

) is a former sprinter who specialised in the

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and

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events. He competed at the

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, reaching the semi-finals in the 100 m and finishing fourth in the

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as part of the

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n team which broke the national record. He also competed in the 100 m at the 2001 World Championships, dropping out at the heat stage, and in the 60 m at the 2003 World Indoor Championships, where he reached the semi-finals.Biographies Frater Lindel

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. Retrieved on 2009-03-17. He is the brother of

Michael Frater Michael Frater O.D (born 6 October 1982) is a Jamaican retired sprinter who specialised in the 100 metres event. He won a silver medal at the 2005 World Championships and a gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games for the event. He has als ...

who holds the

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in the 4 × 100 m relay event. He stated that Lindel "is like the biggest influence in my life in terms of track and field. He was there before anyone else and I looked up to him".

Career

1995

Frater won the 100 m at the

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, in the Under-20 category. His winning time was 10.60.CARIFTA Games Under 20 list
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1996

Frater successfully defended his 100 m title at the CARIFTA Games, winning in 10.50.

1998

Running for Tarleton State, Frater won the 100 m at the

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Division II Track & Field Championships, posting 10.37 into a -1.2 m/s

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. He received All-American awards for the 100 m and 200 m.Tarleton Award Winners
/ref> He won the Lone Star Conference Championship in the 100 m and 200 m, setting school records of 10.12 and 20.58 respectively and was awarded the title of Lone Star Conference Most Outstanding Track Athlete.

2000

Competing at the NCAA Division I Indoor Championships for

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in March, Frater finished third in the 60 m. At the June NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships, Frater recorded a personal best 10.07 in the 100 m semi-final. He finished fourth in the final by one hundredth of a second, posting 10.20. At the

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, Frater finished eighth in the first semi-final, running 10.43. Frater ran the first leg of the 4 × 100 m relay, his team setting a new National Record of 38.27 in the semi-final. In the final he ran the first leg and the team set another new National Record of 38.20 but finished fourth.

2001

Frater was the 100 m Jamaica National Champion. Frater was eliminated in the heats of the 100 m at the

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, running 10.57 into a -0.3 m/s headwind.

2003

At the World Indoor Championships Frater was eliminated in the

semi-finals, finishing fourth in his heat in 6.69.60 m semi final 2003 World Indoor Championships
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End of career

Injury forced Frater into early retirement in 2003. He had severe

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in both knees. Frustrated by the inability to heal, Frater retired from competitive running. He now lives in

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Frater, Lindel 1977 births Living people Athletes from Trelawny Parish Jamaican male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Jamaica 20th-century Jamaican sportsmen 21st-century Jamaican sportsmen Jamaican Athletics Championships winners Wolmer's Schools alumni United States collegiate record holders in athletics (track and field) NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners TCU Horned Frogs men's track and field athletes Tarleton State Texans men's track and field athletes