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Michelle Harrison
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1992-12-06) December 6, 1992 (age 32)
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Sport
SportAthletics
Event100m hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)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. She is a multiple-time national champion in the 100 metres hurdles.

Early life

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

Career

Harrison won three Canadian university championship titles in the 60m metres hurdles, whilst competing for the Saskatchewan Huskies. 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.

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. Selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, she qualified for the final and finished in eighth place.

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

She competed in the 100m hurdles at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

International competitions

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).

References

  1. "Michelle Harrison". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  2. "Michelle Harrison". World Athletics. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  3. Warick, Jason (January 27, 2023). "Sask. track star gets chance to compete for home crowd". cbc.ca. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  4. "Saskatoon hurdler Michelle Harrison named January Athlete of the Month". sasksport.ca. February 10, 2020. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  5. Shewaga, James (January 10, 2020). "Huskie hurdler Harrison holds Olympic hopes". usask.ca. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  6. "Results: Women's 60m Hurdles World Athletics Indoor Championships 2022". Watch Athletics. March 19, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  7. "Personal best at Worlds earns Michelle Harrison July Athlete of the Month". sasksport.ca. August 8, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  8. "Hurdling into Birmingham: Harrison set to race at Commonwealth Games". csc-sask.ca. August 4, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  9. "Commonwealth Games: Athletics - Women's 100m Hurdles results". BBC Sport. August 5, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  10. "GREATNESS TAKES CENTRE STAGE AT 2023 BELL CANADIAN TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS". Athletics.ca. August 1, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  11. "Women's 100m Hurdles Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  12. "Women's 100m Hurdles Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. August 10, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.

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