Sheri-Ann Brooks (born 11 February 1983 in

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) is a

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n sprinter, who specializes in the

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. Brooks was born in

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and attended Manchester High School. She is the first child of Mr. Errol Brooks and Mrs. Donna Brooks. Brooks represented the

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. She competed at the

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together with Shelly-Ann Fraser,

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and

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. In its first round heat, Jamaica placed first in front of

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and

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. 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

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and

Kerron Stewart Kerron Stewart (born 16 April 1984) is a retired Jamaican sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres and 200 metres. She is the 2008 Jamaican national champion in the 100 m clocking 10.80s. She defeated World Champion Veronica Campbell-Br ...

. Jamaica did not finish the race due to a mistake in the baton exchange. She qualified for the 100 m at the

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with a third-place finish at the Jamaican national championships, behind Fraser and Stewart. In June, 2009, Brooks was one of five members of the Jamaica national team who were reported for providing urine samples that tested positive for a banned stimulant. Brooks was cleared to continue racing on a technicality, however, as the

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had tested her B-sample without her prior knowledge. Nevertheless, the Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association withdrew her from the

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at the World Championships as a precaution. Representing the FIU Panthers track and field team, Brooks won the 200 m at the

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Achievements

Personal bests

*100 metres – 11.05 s (2007) *200 metres – 22.78 s (2007) *400 metres – 53.95 s (2006)

References

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* 1983 births Living people Jamaican female sprinters Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Jamaica Commonwealth Games athletes for Jamaica Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Olympic athletes for Jamaica Athletes from Kingston, Jamaica Doping cases in athletics Jamaican sportspeople in doping cases World Athletics Championships medalists Pan American Games gold medalists for Jamaica Pan American Games silver medalists for Jamaica Pan American Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics World Athletics Championships winners Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Olympic female sprinters 21st-century Jamaican sportswomen Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners FIU Panthers women's track and field athletes {{Jamaica-athletics-bio-stub