Jamaica Gleaner
Published: Tuesday | July 28, 2009
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Name: Simone Facey

Date of birth: May 7, 1985

Place of birth: Manchester, Jamaica

Event: 100m, 200m

Personal bests: 10.95 (100m), 22.25 (200m)

Season bests: 11.23 (100m), 22.65 (200m)

Performance: Silver medal winner in the 4x100m relay at the World

Championships in Osaka, Japan. Silver medallist in the 100m at the

World Junior Championships, in Kingston, Jamaica 2002.

On the world stage, Facey's career started out in 2001 at the World Youth Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, finishing fourth in the 100m. She won the sprint double at the Central America and Caribbean (CAC) in Bridgetown, Barbados, then silver at the World Junior Championships in Kingston, a month later. Earlier, in the Under-17 division, Facey ran 24.14 to win at the CAC in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She took third place in the 200m at the 2009 Jamaican championships, guaranteeing her a place on the Jamaican team for the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. However, she only managed 11.23 seconds, and fourth place, in the 100m and thus failed to qualify for her preferred event.

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