1. Kaliese Spencer Carter was born on 6 May 1987 and is a Jamaican track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles.
12 Facts About Kaliese Spencer
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Kaliese Spencer won the bronze medal in the event at the 2012 London Olympics.
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Kaliese Spencer finished fourth at both the 2009 and 2011 World Championships in Athletics.
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Kaliese Spencer attended the University of Technology in Jamaica and began focusing on her running under the tutelage of Stephen Francis as part of his Maximising Velocity and Power Track Club.
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Kaliese Spencer made a strong start to the 2008 outdoor season by running a world-leading time in the 400 metres at the Azuza Pacific Invitational, winning in a personal best time of 50.55 seconds.
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Kaliese Spencer began competing in the IAAF Golden League in 2009, performing at the Reebok Grand Prix, Golden Gala and Herculis meetings, although she failed to reach the podium on those occasions.
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Kaliese Spencer took a victory over Walker shortly afterwards at the IAAF Zagreb Grand Prix.
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Kaliese Spencer ended her season by winning the silver medal at the 2009 IAAF World Athletics Final, running 53.99 seconds to finish behind Walker.
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Kaliese Spencer had her first win on the major circuit at the British Grand Prix.
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Kaliese Spencer was upgraded to the bronze medal in December 2022, following the stripping of gold medallist Natalya Antyukh of Russia.
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Kaliese Spencer won the gold medal in her specialist event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow.
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Time from the heats; Kaliese Spencer was replaced in the final.