Kerron Stewart

Kerron Stewart in 2007 in Osaka

Kerron Stewart ( born April 16, 1984 in Kingston) is a Jamaican sprinter.

She grew up in Saint Catherine Parish Vice - Junior Champion in the 100 -meter run in 2000 left her homeland to study at Auburn University, the professional adult education. Your sporting success in the NCAA brought her 2007 Honda Sports Award.

At the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, she was seventh in the 100 meters and won the Jamaican 4 x 100 meters relay silver medal.

At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing she won the 100 meters together with her ​​compatriot Sherone Simpson finished second in 10.98 seconds and won the silver medal. For gold it was two tenths of a second on her compatriot Shelly- Ann Fraser. About 200 meters in Beijing she won bronze in 22.00 s

At the World Championships in Berlin in 2009, she had to over 100 meters in 10.75 s again only beaten by her compatriot and Olympic champion Shelly- Ann Fraser, but this time only two hundredths of a second.

In 2011, she reached at the World Championships in Daegu on the final 100 meters and finished there with a time of 11.15 s sixth place. In the final run the 200 meters in 22.70 s she came to fifth place. Together with Shelly- Ann Fraser - Pryce, Sherone Simpson and Veronica Campbell-Brown won at these world championships in 4 x 100 meters relay competition with a time of 41.70 s the silver medal. At the Olympic Games in London in 2012 she reached the finals again with Fraser - Pryce, Campbell-Brown and Simpson with a time of 41.41 s again the silver medal in the 4 x 100 - meter relay.