Shereefa Lloyd

Shereefa Lloyd

File:Shereefa Lloyd Berlin 2009.jpg Shereefa Lloyd during the World Championship Athletics 2009 in Berlin.
Personal information
Born	(1982-09-02) 2 September 1982
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Country	Jamaica
Sport	Athletics
Event	4 × 400m Relay
Medal record Olympic Games Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 4 × 400 m relay Silver medal – second place 2012 London 4 × 400 m relay World Championships Silver medal – second place 2007 Osaka 4 × 400 m relay Silver medal – second place 2009 Berlin 4 × 400 m relay CAC Junior Championships (U20) Gold medal – first place 2000 San Juan 4 × 100 m relay

Shereefa Lloyd (born 2 September 1982 in Clarendon Park, Jamaica) is a Jamaican sprinter, who specializes in the 400 metres.

She attended and competed for Texas Tech under coach Wes Kittley.

At the 2007 World Championships Lloyd won a bronze medal in 4 × 400 metres relay, together with teammates Shericka Williams, Davita Prendergast and Novlene Williams. She also reached the semi-final in the individual event, with a personal best time of 51.00 seconds. She was also part of the Jamaican teams that won the bronze medal at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Jamaica
2000	World Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	1st (h)	4 × 100 m relay	44.26
2007	Pan American Games	Rio, Brazil	4th	400 m	51.19
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:28.74
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:19.73
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	7th	400 m	50.68
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:20.40
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	7th	400 m	50.79
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:20.95

Personal bests

• 100 metres – 11.50 s (2003)
• 200 metres – 23.10 s (2004)
• 400 metres – 51.00 s (2007)

References

• Shereefa Lloyd at World Athletics

After retiring form track in 2014. 3 Years later in 2017 Shereefa joined the Army where she was sent to Fort Jackson SC. for basic training. After 10 weeks she graduated basic training in Fort Jackson SC. Then after completing basic training she was sent to Fort Lee VA. where she studied the work of a 92Y for 8 weeks.