2004



KELLY-ANN   BAPTISTE

DATE OF BIRTH: October 14, 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH: Tobago
EDUCATION: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
OLYMPIC EVENTS: Athletics:
  • 100 meters
  • 4 x 100 meters Relay
  • CAREER:                           Baptiste's career includes the following significant accomplishments:
    • 2002 World Junior Championships, Kingston, Jamaica - 100 meters (Semifinals, 12.03)
    • 2003 World Youth Championships, Sherbrooke, Canada - 100 meters (3rd, 11.58); Medley Relay (2:09.84, with Monique Cabral, Abigail David, Denele de Verteuil)
    • 2003 Pan American Games, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - 100 meters (Semifinals, 11.83); 4 x 100 meters Relay (4th, 43.97, with Fana Ashby, Keena Gibson, and Wanda Hutson)
    • 2004 World Junior Championships, Grosseto, Italy - 200 meters (4th, 23.46); 4 x 100 meters Relay (4th, 44.14, with Monique Cabral, Jurlene Francis, and Wanda Hutson)
    • 2004 Olympics, Athens, Greece - 4 x 100 meters Relay (Did not finish, with Fana Ashby, Ayanna Hutchinson, and Wanda Hutson
    • 2005 World Championships, Helsinki, Finland - 100 meters (Quarterfinals, 11.42)
    • 2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships, Cali, Colombia - 4 x 100 meters Relay (1st, 43.43, with Semoy Hackett, Ayanna Hutchinson, and Sasha Springer-Jones)
    • 2008 Olympics, Beijing, China - 100 meters (Quarterfinals, 11.42); 4 x 100 meters Relay (Did not finish, with Semoy Hackett, Ayanna Hutchinson, and Wanda Hutson)
    • 2009 World Championships, Berlin, Germany - 100 meters (Semifinals, 11.07); 200 meters (Semifinals, 22.96); 4 x 100 meters Relay (7th, 43.43, with Semoy Hackett, Ayanna Hutchinson, and Reyare Thomas)
    • 2011 World Championships, Daegu, South Korea - 100 meters (3rd, 10.98); 4 x 100 meters Relay (4th, 42.58, with Kai Selvon, Semoy Hackett and Michelle-Lee Ahye)
    • 2012 Olympics, London, England - 100 meters (6th, 10.94); 4 x 100 meters Relay (Final, did not finish, with Kai Selvon, Semoy Hackett, and Michelle-Lee Ahye)
    • 2015 Pan American Games, Toronto, Canada - 100 meters (5th, 11.05)
    • 2015 IAAF World Championships, Beijing, China - 100 meters (6th, 11.01); 4 x 100 meters Relay (3rd, 42.03, with Michelle-Lee Ahye, Reyare Thomas, and Semoy Hackett)
    • 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships, Portland, Oregon, United States - 60 meters (Semifinals, 7.16)
    • 2016 Olympics, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 100 meters (11.42); 4 x 100 meters Relay (5th, 42.12, with Semoy Hackett, Michelle-Lee Ahye, and Khalifa St. Fort)
    • 2017 IAAF/BTC World Relays Championships, Nassau, Bahamas - 4 x 100 meters Relay (Semifinals, did not finish, with Michelle-Lee Ahye, Semoy Hackett, and Khalifa St. Fort
    • 2017 World Championships, London, England - 100 meters (8th, 11.09); 4 x 100 meters Relay (6th, 42.62 with Michelle-Lee Ahye, Semoy Hackett, and Khalifa St. Fort)
    • 2018 World Indoor Championships, Birmingham, England - 60 meters (Semifinals, 7.21)
    • 2019 Pan American Games, Lima, Peru - 100 meters (8th, 11.52); 4 x 100 meters Relay (4th, 43.55, with Kamaria Durant, Michelle-Lee Ahye, and Mauricia Prieto)
    • 2019 World Championships, Doha, Qatar - 100 meters (Semifinals, 11.19); 4 x 100 meters Relay (6th, 42.71 with Semoy Hackett, Mauricia Prieto, and Kamaria Durant)
    • 2020 Olympics, Tokyo, Japan - 100 meters (Heat, 11.48); 4 x 100 meters Relay (Heat, 43.62, with Michelle-Lee Ahye, Khalifa St. Fort, and Kai Selvon)
    Compiled by Ronald C. Emrit