Michael Frater OD was born on 6 October 1982 and is a Jamaican retired sprinter who specialised in the 100 metres event.
17 Facts About Michael Frater
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Michael Frater won a silver medal at the 2005 World Championships and a gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games for the event.
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Michael Frater won gold in the relay at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and took silver in the 2002 edition.
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Michael Frater attended the Ulster Spring primary school with brothers Lindel and Ricardo.
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Michael Frater's elder brother Lindel, was a sprinter who represented Jamaica at the 2000 Olympic Games.
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Michael Frater ran the second leg for Jamaica, who finished in 40.27 behind the United States team.
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Eight days later Michael Frater won a gold medal at the World Youth Championships.
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Michael Frater won the 100 m at the Conference USA Outdoor Championships in 10.07.
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Michael Frater won the 200 m at the same event, in 20.45 Again wind assisted, the time is credited as a meet record, with the "" notation for wind assistance.
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Michael Frater was removed from the field after the second false start, although he had a slower reaction, officially 0.146, to the gun than Jacey Harper in Lane 7.
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On 28 June 2008, Michael Frater finished third in the Jamaica National Championships in 10.04, and qualified for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
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One week later Michael Frater won the 100 m at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix on 20 September, the first official event of the IAAF 2009 Grand Prix series.
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Michael Frater was honoured in a homecoming celebration in Jamaica and received an Order of Distinction in recognition of his achievements at the Olympics.
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On 16 April Michael Frater was nominated for the Laureus World Team of the Year award, as a member of the 2008 Jamaica Olympic Sprint Team.
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Michael Frater ran the 200 m at the event, finishing fourth in 20.96.
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Michael Frater showed a spectacular return to form at the Jamaica National Trials, finishing third in the 100 m in 10.02, qualifying for the World Championships in Berlin.
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Michael Frater ran the second leg, and his split was timed at 8.9 seconds, only surpassed that night by Usain Bolt's 8.8 seconds on the anchor leg.