Michael L. McDonald (born 17 March 1975 in

Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica Saint Mary () is a Parish (administrative division), parish located in the northeast section of Jamaica. With a population of 114,227 it is one of Jamaica's smallest parishes, located in the county of Middlesex. Its chief town and Capital (poli ...

) is a Jamaican runner who competed mainly in the

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is ...

Career

He competed for Jamaica at the

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held in

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, United States where he won the bronze medal in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay with his teammates

Roxbert Martin Roxbert Martin (born 5 November 1969 in Saint Ann, Jamaica) is a former Jamaican 400 metres runner, who was selected for the Jamaican 4 × 400 metres relay team at the 1996 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal. He was part of the gold-medal-w ...

, Greg Haughton and

Davian Clarke Davian Clarke (born 30 April 1976) is a Jamaican former athlete, who mainly competed in the 400 metres. He was born in Spanish Town, St. Catherine and went to St. Catherine Primary & Kingston College HS won the bronze medal in the 4 × 400 metr ...

. A brother of

Beverly McDonald Beverly McDonald (born 15 February 1970 in Saint Mary, Jamaica) is a Jamaican sprinter. Her accomplishments include winning the silver medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 2000 Olympics and the gold medal in the same event at the 2004 Olympics ...

, he won a gold medal at the

1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 Commonwealth Games ( Malay: ), officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games (Malay: ), were a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The 1998 games were the first held in Asia and the last Commonwealth Games of the 20th cen ...

in the 4 × 400 metres relay event and broke the Commonwealth Games record.

Notes

Both at the

1997 World Championships in Athletics The 6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the World Athletics, International Amateur Athletic Federation, were held at the Olympic Stadium (Athens), Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece between 1 and 10 August 1997. In this event ...

held in

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, Greece, and at the

1999 World Championships in Athletics The 7th World Championships in Athletics, a World Athletic Championships event held under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Estadio Olímpico de Sevilla, Seville, Spain, between the Augus ...

held in

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, Spain, the Jamaica 4 × 400 team won originally the bronze medal, but the USA 4 × 400 team, which originally finished first in 4 × 400 m relay, was disqualified in 2008 due to

Antonio Pettigrew Antonio Pettigrew (November 3, 1967 – August 10, 2010) was an American sprinter who specialized in the 400 meters. Early life and career Pettigrew was born in Macon, Georgia. While attending St. Augustine's College in Raleigh, North C ...

confession of using human growth hormone and EPO between 1997 and 2003. Therefore, the silver medal was later awarded to the team from Jamaica.

International competitions

¹Did not finish in the semifinals

External links

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McDonald, Michael 1975 births Living people Sportspeople from Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica Jamaican male sprinters Olympic bronze medalists for Jamaica Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Jamaica Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Jamaica Commonwealth Games athletes for Jamaica World Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for Jamaica Pan American Games silver medalists for Jamaica Olympic silver medalists for Jamaica Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Jamaica Competitors at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games World Athletics Indoor Championships winners World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games Goodwill Games gold medalists in athletics Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Jamaican Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Jamaican sportsmen Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics