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Me'lisa Barber - U.S.A. - Relay Golds at 2003 & 2005 World Championships.

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 07 August 2005

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- DATE OF BIRTH
  Saturday, 04 October 1980
- PLACE OF BIRTH
  Livingston, NJ, U.S.A.

INTERNATIONAL
U.S.A.
- Event(s)
  100m, 200m, 4x100m, 4x400m
- Championship Performances
  Worlds: 2003 Gold 4x400m, 2005 Gold 4x100m.

Me'Lisa BARBER - U.S.A. - Relay Golds at 2003 & 2005 World Championships.

Me'Lisa Barber is pictured above during the heats of the 100m at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki. She finished in a creditable fifth place in the final in a time of 11.09 secs. She then teamed up with Angela Daigle, Muna Lee and Lauryn Williams to win gold in the 4x100m.

Two years previously Barber had won her first medal at a major championship when running the lead leg in the U.S.A's gold medal winning 4x400m team.

Women's 4x400m. Relay final. 2003 World Athletics Championships
1. U.S.A. (M.Barber, D.Washington, J.Miles-Clark, S.Richards) 3: 22.63
2. Russia (O.Zykina, Y.Pechonkina, A.Kapachinskaya, N.Nazarova) 3: 22.91

3. Jamaica (S.Richards, A.Beckford, R. Smith, L.Fenton) 3: 22.92

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Women's 4x100m. Relay final. 2005 World Athletics Championships
1. U.S.A. (A. Daigle, M. Lee, M. Barber, L. Williams) 41.78
2. Jamaica (D. Browning, S. Simpson, A. Bailey, V. Campbell) 41.99

3. Belarus (Y. Nesterenko, N. Sologub, A. Nevmerzhitskaya, O. Dragun) 42.56


Women's 100m Final 2005 World Athletics Championships
1. Lauryn WILLIAMS	USA	10.93
2. Veronica CAMPBELL	JAM	10.95
3. Christine ARRON	FRA	10.98
4. Chandra STURRUP	BAH	11.09
5. Me'Lisa BARBER	USA	11.09
6. Sherone SIMPSON	JAM	11.09
7. Muna LEE	USA	11.09
8. Yuliya NESTERENKO	BLR	11.13

In 2006 Me'lisa won the World 60 metres Indoor Championships in Moscow.

Personal best times.

100 Metres   10.95   +2.0   Carson, CA   20 MAY 2007
200 Metres   22.37   +0.3   Carson, CA   26 JUN 2005
300 Metres   37.54       Evry-Boundoufle   17 AUG 2003
400 Metres   50.87       Baton Rouge, LA   01 JUN 2002

Annual progress. 100 metres.

2014   11.45                 Charlotte, NC   13 JUN
2012   11.20   +1.5   Walnut, CA   21 APR
2011   11.40   +0.8   Clermont, FL   11 JUN
2010   11.35   +0.7   Ponce   08 MAY
2008   11.07   +1.8   Eugene, OR   28 JUN
2007   10.95   +2.0   Carson, CA   20 MAY
2006   11.03   +1.1   Lausanne   11 JUL
2005   11.04   +1.4   Carson, CA   24 JUN
2002   11.35   +1.3   Starkville, MS   11 MAY
2001   11.46      -0.3   Columbia, SC   13 MAY
2000   11.59   +1.2   Austin, TX   21 APR
1999   11.40      -0.8   Clemson, SC   03 APR