Michael Frater
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 Michael Frater |
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Competitor for  Jamaica |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 2008 Beijing | 4x100 m relay | |
| World Championships | |||
| Silver | 2005 Helsinki | 100 metres | |
| Pan American Games | |||
| Gold | 2003 Santo Domingo | 100 metres | |
Michael Frater O.D (born October 6, 1982 in Manchester, Jamaica) is a Jamaican sprinter. At the 2003 Pan American Games, Frater finished second in a time of 10.21, but was later awarded the gold medal when American Mickey Grimes tested positive for an anabolic steroid. Frater was knocked out in the semi-finals of the 100 m sprint at the 2004 Athens Olympics. A year later, in the 2005 World Championships, he won the silver medal in the 100 metres with 10.05, finishing second to American Justin Gatlin, who was subsequently banned from competition in 2006 for four years after testing positive for testosterone or its precursor. Frater was disqualified in the semi-finals of the 100 m sprint because of a false start at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
In 2007, on a record-breaking day highlighted by Veronica Campbell-Brown's emphatic victory in the female 100 meters in a world-leading time of 10.89, Michael Frater missed out on the road to Osaka, Japan when he clocked a less than impressive 10.46. Frater's only chance was left up to the final semi-final of the day but the exploits of schoolboy senstion Yohan Blake (10.19) pushed Nesta Carter to run a blistering 10.17 thus making the third heat the fastest heat of the day. This meant that the world championships silver medalist was out of the finals and as a result did not make the Jamaican team to Osaka.
On June 28, 2008, Michael Frater finished third in the Jamaica National Championships (behind Usain Bolt 9.85, Asafa Powell 9.97) in 10.04, all three runners easing off before the finish line, and qualified for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
His personal best of 9.97 s was set in Beijing on August 16, 2008 when he finished 6th in the Olympic Final.
Frater won a Gold Medal in Beijing, running the second leg of the Men's 4x100m relay. The relay team of Carter, Frater, Bolt & Powell set a new World Record of 37.10, with Frater recording a split time of 9.01 seconds for his leg. (USTAF High Performance Registered Split Analysis).
Michael attended Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas.
- IAAF profile for Michael Frater
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