Michelle Harrison (athlete) explained

Michelle Harrison
Nationality:Canadian
Birth Date:6 December 1992
Birth Place:Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Sport:Athletics
Event:100m hurdles
Pb:60m hurdles: 8.09 (Belgrade, 2022)
100m: 11.36 (Sollentuna, 2023)
100m hurdles: 12.74 (Eugene, 2022)

Michelle Harrison (born December 6, 1992) is a Canadian track and field athlete.[1] She is a multiple-time national champion in the 100 metres hurdles.[2]

Early life

From Saskatoon, Harrison attended Lakeridge Elementary School, Evan Hardy Collegiate for high school, and the University of Saskatchewan.[3] [4]

Career

Harrison won three Canadian university championship titles in the 60m metres hurdles, whilst competing for the Saskatchewan Huskies.[5] Setting a Canada West Championship record (8.21s) and USports Championship record (8.15s) in her final year with the Huskies.

In March 2022, Harrison set a new personal best time of 8.09 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.[6]

Harrison followed up back-to-back Canadian national titles in the 100 metres hurdles with a new personal best time of 12.74 seconds in the semi-final of the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon in August 2023.[7] Selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, she qualified for the final and finished in eighth place.[8] [9]

In July 2023, she won her third national 100m hurdles title, running 12.82 seconds to beat Mariam Abdul-Rashid by 0.01 seconds.[10] In August 2023, she competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest and qualified for the semi-finals.[11]

Harrison has represented Canada on 8 occasions - 2009 World Youth Championships (400m Hurdles); 2014 NACAC U23 Championships (100m Hurdles); 2015 World University Games (100m Hurdles); 2022 World Indoor Championships (60m Hurdles); 2022 World Championships (100m Hurdles); 2022 Commonwealth Games (100m Hurdles); 2022 NACAC Championships (100m Hurdles); 2023 World Championships (100m Hurdles).

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024-07-02 . Michelle Harrison . 2024-07-14 . Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website . en-US.
  2. Web site: World Athletics. Michelle Harrison. 23 August 2023.
  3. Web site: Sask. track star gets chance to compete for home crowd. cbc.ca. 23 August 2023. Jason . Warick . 27 January 2023.
  4. Web site: Saskatoon hurdler Michelle Harrison named January Athlete of the Month. sasksport.ca. 23 August 2023. February 10, 2020.
  5. Web site: Huskie hurdler Harrison holds Olympic hopes. 23 August 2023. usask.ca. James. Shewaga. 10 January 2020.
  6. Web site: Results: Women's 60m Hurdles World Athletics Indoor Championships 2022. Watch Athletics. 23 August 2023. 19 March 2022.
  7. Web site: Personal best at Worlds earns Michelle Harrison July Athlete of the Month. sasksport.ca. 23 August 2023. August 8, 2022.
  8. Web site: Hurdling into Birmingham: Harrison set to race at Commonwealth Games. csc-sask.ca. 23 August 2023. August 4, 2022.
  9. Web site: BBC Sport. 23 August 2023. 5 August 2022. Commonwealth Games: Athletics - Women's 100m Hurdles results.
  10. Web site: GREATNESS TAKES CENTRE STAGE AT 2023 BELL CANADIAN TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS. Athletics.ca. 21 February 2024. 1 August 2023.
  11. Web site: Women's 100m Hurdles Results: World Athletics Championships 2023. Watch Athletics. 23 August 2023.