Michael Frater

Michael Frater

Frater at the 2010 Janusz Kusocinski Memorial
Personal information
Born	(1982-10-06) 6 October 1982 (age 41) Manchester, Jamaica
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)[1]
Sport
Sport	Professional Sprinter
Event(s)	100 metres, 200 metres
College team	TCU Horned Frogs
Club	Racers Track Club
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	60 m: 6.62 (Liévin 2012) 100 m: 9.88 (Lausanne 2012) 200 m: 20.63 (Louisville 2002) 400 m: 49.13 (Kingston 2007)
Medal record Representing  Jamaica Olympic Games 2012 London 4×100 m relay Disqualified 2008 Beijing 4×100 m relay World Championships 2009 Berlin 4×100 m relay 2011 Daegu 4×100 m relay 2005 Helsinki 100 metres Commonwealth Games 2006 Melbourne 4×100 m relay 2002 Manchester 4×100 m relay Pan American Games 2003 Santo Domingo 100 metres 2003 Santo Domingo 4×100 m relay

Michael Frater O.D (born October 6,1982) is a Jamaican retired sprinter who specialised in the 100 metres event.^[2] He won a silver medal at the 2005 World Championships and a gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games for the event.

He has also been successful as part of the Jamaican 4 × 100 metres relay team, setting the world record and Olympic record at the 2012 London Olympics and 2008 Beijing Olympics. He also won gold in the relay at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and took silver in the 2002 edition.