Jade Bailey (athlete)

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Jade Bailey

Bailey (5) at the 2008 Olympics
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing   Barbados
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
Silver medal – second place 2002 Bridgetown 4x100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Bridgetown 4x400 m relay
CARIFTA Games
Youth (U17)
Gold medal – first place 1999 Fort-de-France Javelin throw
Silver medal – second place 1998 Port of Spain Javelin throw

Jade Latoya Bailey (born June 10, 1983) is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Barbados . [1] Bailey lives in Barbados and is coached by Keith Thornhill.

She won the bronze medal in 200 metres at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games . Bailey has competed in several European meetings between 2007 & 2009.

Bailey represented Barbados at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing . She competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed second in her first round heat after Yevgeniya Polyakova in a time of 11.24 seconds. She qualified for the second round but was eliminated not qualifying for the semi-finals as her time of 11.67 was the eighth time of her race. [1] In 2009, she represented Barbados at the IAAF World Championships in the 200m event in which she holds the national record of 22.91 seconds.

She is a member of the Fenerbahce S.K. athletics club in Turkey . [2] [3]

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