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Tayna Lawrence

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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 × 100 meter relay race. Lawrence graduated from Florida International University, in Miami, Florida, US. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Tayna Lawrence is the 3,240th most popular athlete (up from 3,739th in 2024), the 93rd most popular biography from Jamaica (up from 108th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Jamaican Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Tayna Lawrence ranks 3,240 out of 6,025. Before her are Park Sung-hyun, Osleidys Menéndez, Lewis Tewanima, Tímea Nagy, Šárka Kašpárková, and Ashton Eaton. After her are Beatriz Ferrer-Salat, Theoren Fleury, Éva Dónusz, Luis Castillo, Olena Petrova, and Pavol Hurajt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Tayna Lawrence ranks 616. Before her are Nike Ardilla, Armando Sá, J. R. Rotem, Megan Gale, Urmas Reinsalu, and Murat Han. After her are Kelly, Ezequiel Mosquera, Maritza Rodríguez, Bernard Allou, Maya Sansa, and Mortiis.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Tayna Lawrence ranks 93 out of 189. Before her are Capleton (1967), Howard Cooke (1915), Toni-Ann Singh (1996), Grace Jackson (1961), Rohan Marley (1972), and Sizzla (1976). After her are Melaine Walker (1983), Deon Hemmings (1968), Bert Cameron (1959), David Weller (1957), Donald Sangster (1911), and Michael Blackwood (1976).

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Among ATHLETES In Jamaica

Among athletes born in Jamaica, Tayna Lawrence ranks 22. Before her are Yohan Blake (1989), Shawn Rhoden (1975), Ray Stewart (1965), Nesta Carter (1985), Linford Christie (1960), and Grace Jackson (1961). After her are Melaine Walker (1983), Deon Hemmings (1968), Bert Cameron (1959), Michael Blackwood (1976), Mark Boswell (1977), and Michael Frater (1982).

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