Michelle Burgher

Michelle Burgher (born 12 March 1977) is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica.

Michelle Burgher

Personal information
Born	(1977-03-12) 12 March 1977 (age 48) Kingston, Jamaica
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Medal record Representing  Jamaica Olympic Games 2000 Sydney 4 × 400 m relay 2004 Athens 4 × 400 m relay World Championships 2001 Edmonton 4 × 400 m relay CAC Championships 2001 Guatemala City 400 m 2003 St. George's 4 × 400 m relay 2003 St. George's 400 Pan American Games 2003 Sto Domingo 4 × 400 metres relay CAC Junior Championships (U20) 1996 San Salvador 4 × 400 m relay CARIFTA Games Junior (U20) 1996 Kingston 400 m hurdles 1996 Kingston 400 m

Career

She was a bronze medalist in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.

She conducts coaching clinics and talks for school kids. Her ambition is to become a pediatric psychologist.

In 2008, Burgher joined the track and field coaching staff at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania in Indiana, PA. The move reunited Burgher with IUP's head coach, Ralph White. White coached Burgher at Clemson and she was an assistant coach under White at Williams from 2001 to 2004.¹

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Jamaica
1996	CARIFTA Games (U-20)	Kingston, Jamaica	2nd	400 m	54.36
			1st	400 m hurdles	59.98
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)	San Salvador, El Salvador	5th	400 m	56.12
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:41.99
	World Junior Championships	Sydney, Australia	7th (h)[1]	4 × 400 m relay	3:40.58
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:25.65 (h)
2001	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala	1st	400 m	53.04 A
	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:24.87 (h)
2003	Central American and Caribbean Championships	St. George's, Grenada	2nd	400 m	52.19
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	52.19
	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	8th	400 m	53.26
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:27.34
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:22.00 SB