Verone Chambers (born December 16, 1988) is a Jamaican sprinter. She ran for

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, graduating in 2012 after winning 18 NAIA championship titles, a record high for OBU women. Chambers was part of Jamaica's silver-medal-winning 4x400 m relay team at the

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, although she only ran in the heats. At the

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, she again ran in the 4x400 m relay for Jamaica, and won a silver medal along with

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, and Bobby-Gaye Wilkins. She ran in the 4x400 m relay at the

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, winning third place. Chambers is from in Clarendon,

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Living people 1988 births Jamaican female sprinters Pan American Games silver medalists for Jamaica Pan American Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Athletes from Clarendon Parish, Jamaica 21st-century Jamaican sportswomen {{Jamaica-athletics-bio-stub