17 September 1975 (1975-09-17) (age 48) Spanish Town, Jamaica
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Jamaica
Olympic Games
2004 Athens
4x100 m relay
2000 Sydney
4x100 m relay
2000 Sydney
100 metres
Tayna Lawrence (born 17 September 1975 in Spanish Town, Jamaica) is a retired Track and field sprint athlete who competed internationally for Jamaica. She is an Olympic gold medalist in the 4 x 100 meter relay race.
Lawrence graduated from Florida International University, in Miami, Florida, USA. She sustained a leg injury and had to undergo surgery in 2003, missing the World Championships in Paris. She was severely hampered by a series of stress fractures in 2001, which ruled her out of the World Championships.
TaynaLawrence (born 17 September 1975 in Spanish Town, Jamaica) is a retired Track and field sprint athlete who competed internationally for Jamaica....
re-awarded as follows... 100 metres not awarded Ekaterini Thanou 11.12 and TaynaLawrence 11.18 Merlene Ottey 11.19 The IOC did not initially decide to regrade...
Working around the dilemma, the IOC decided to raise bronze medallist TaynaLawrence to joint silver and fourth-placed Merlene Ottey to the bronze medal...
competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 4 x 100 m relay along with TaynaLawrence, Beverly McDonald, Merlene Frazer and sprint veteran and Olympic legend...
her of her medals. 100 metres not awarded Ekaterini Thanou 11.12 and TaynaLawrence 11.18 Merlene Ottey 11.19 The IOC did not initially decide to regrade...
be stripped of a medal because of a doping offense by one athlete. TaynaLawrence (JAM) +1 −1 0 Merlene Ottey (JAM) +1 +1 Athletics Women's 200 metres...
sprinter TaynaLawrence. The race was won by Marion Jones, who registered 10.75 seconds, followed by Ekaterini Thanou of Greece in 11.12 seconds. Lawrence posted...
at the 200 meters. She teamed with 200 m champion Veronica Campbell, TaynaLawrence, and Sherone Simpson to win the 4 × 100 m relay. At the 2005 World Championships...
Notable alumni include Mike Lowell, Raja Bell, Carlos Arroyo, and TaynaLawrence. FIU currently has over 275,000 alumni around the world in more than...
Forbes (Cayman Islands), Aubrey Smith (Canada), 2004 Gold Medalist TaynaLawrence (Jamaica) and Ena Guevara-Mora (Peru). FIU's indoor and sand volleyball...
her of her medals. 100 metres not awarded Ekaterini Thanou 11.12 and TaynaLawrence 11.18 Merlene Ottey 11.19 The IOC did not initially decide to regrade...