Gillian Russell

Gillian Russell-Love (born 28 September 1973 in St. Andrews) is a Jamaican athlete who specializes in the 100 metres hurdles.

Gillian Russell
Medal record
Women’s Athletics
Representing  Jamaica
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta4x100m relay
World Indoor Championships
1997 Paris60m hurdles
World Junior Championships
1990 Sudbury100m hurdles
1990 Sudbury4x100m relay
1992 Seoul100m hurdles
1992 Seoul4x100m relay

Career

In her early career she won four gold medals at the World Junior Championships, which is a record.

Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Jamaica
1988 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Kingston, Jamaica 1st 100 m 11.90
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17) Nassau, Bahamas 1st 100 m 12.04   (-0.2 m/s)
1st 100 m hurdles 14.64   (-0.2 m/s)
1st 4 × 100 m relay 46.75
World Junior Championships Sudbury, Canada 10th (sf) 100m hurdles 13.95 w (wind: +3.8 m/s)
1990 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Kingston, Jamaica 1st 100 m hurdles 13.8   (1.8 m/s)
1st 4 × 100 m relay 45.39
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) Havana, Cuba 2nd 100 m 11.83   (-0.4 m/s)
5th 200 m 24.77   (-0.5 m/s)
2nd 100 m hurdles 13.86   (-0.2 m/s)
1st 4 × 100 m relay 45.62
World Junior Championships Plovdiv, Bulgaria 1st 100 m hurdles, 13.31 (wind: +0.3 m/s) PB
1st 4 × 100 m relay 43.82
1992 World Junior Championships Seoul, South Korea 1st 100 m hurdles 13.21 (wind: +1.0 m/s)
1st 4 × 100 m relay 43.96
Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 14th (sf) 100 m hurdles 13.35
1993 Universiade Buffalo, United States 4th 100 m hurdles 13.46
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 16th (sf) 100 m hurdles 13.12   (0.3 m/s)
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 5th 100 m hurdles 12.96   (0.2 m/s)
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 9th (qf) 100 m hurdles 12.78   (1.4 m/s)
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 43.36 (h)
1997 World Indoor Championships Paris, France 2nd 60 m hurdles 7.84
1998 Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1st 100 m hurdles 12.70 CR
Goodwill Games Uniondale, United States 2nd 100 m hurdles 12.78
Central American and Caribbean Games Maracaibo, Venezuela 2nd 100 m hurdles 12.66 PB
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 44.89
1999 Central American and Caribbean Championships Bridgetown, Barbados 1st 100 m hurdles 13.25
World Championships Seville, Spain 25th (qf) 100 m hurdles 13.12   (0.2 m/s)

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 April 2005. Retrieved 5 September 2006.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Hart, Duane, 26548 - Gillian Russell (Jamaica) Winner 100m Hurdles. Commonwealth Games 1998. Kuala Lumpur 1998., Sportingimages.net, archived from the original on 4 March 2016, retrieved 26 March 2012




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