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Veronica Campbell waves at fans after giving some autographs at the Helsinki Grand Prix in July 2005.
Silver
medal
2000
Sydney
Athletics
Women's 4x100m relay
Gold
medal
2004
Athens
Athletics
Women's 200m
Gold
medal
2004
Athens
Athletics
Women's 4x100m relay
Bronze
medal
2004
Athens
Athletics
Women's 100m

Veronica Campbell (born May 15, 1982) is a Track and Field sprint athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica. She is a three-time Olympic medalist.

Campbell attends the University of Arkansas where she stands out as a sprint star in a program dominated by long-distance runners.

In 2000, she was a member of the 4 x 100 meter relay team the won silver at the 2000 Summer Olympics for Jamaica.

At the 2004 Olympics she first placed third in the 100 meters and two days later won the 200 meters, beating out Allyson Felix of the United States.

She later teamed up with Aleen Bailey, Tayna Lawrence, and Sherone Simpson to win the 4 x 100 meter relay race. In August 2005 she has won the silver medal in the 100 meters at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics, she won there also another silver medal, in the 4x100 m relay (together with Daniele Browning, Aleen Bailey and Sherone Simpson). She is the only female to win both 100 metter and 200 metter sprints at the same world youth championship

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Olympic champions in women's 200 metres
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