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  IAAF International Association of Athletics Federations - IAAF.org - News
Aided by a generous +2.8 wind, Campbell got off to her fastest season start ever, despite a rocky departure from the blocks that left her trailing through the race’s first half.
Comparing the mid-April form of the upstart Veronica Campbell of 2004 with the spring 2005 form of Campbell the reigning Olympic champion, she seems pleased with comparison.
NOTE - Veronica Campbell currently heads the 200m and is in second spot in the 100m Event in the IAAF World Rankings.
www.iaaf.org /news/newsId=29188,printer.html   (716 words)

  
 Veronica Campbell - Definition, explanation
Veronica Campbell (born May 15, 1982) is a Track and Field sprint athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica.
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.
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/v/ve/veronica_campbell.php   (148 words)

  
 Hilltopics E-Zine - Barton County Community College
In order to turn pro, Campbell had to forego her final year of eligibility as a NCAA athlete and this meant ending her athletic scholarship at the University of Arkansas where she is pursuing a bachelor degree in Marketing Management.
Assuming Campbell is selected for the Olympic Games in August, Bryan said she would run in two or three meets "to fine-tune her for the Olympics" while constantly being "assessed by her physiotherapist".
Campbell said that going pro would not significantly affect her completing her studies, which she must finish by the end of 2006.
www.barton.cc.ks.us /hilltopics/alumninews/campbell-dealwithadidas04.htm   (533 words)

  
 Veronica Campbell
Veronica is pictured above (2223) crossing the finishing line to win the 200m Gold at the 2004 Olympics in Athens.
To Campbell's left is the silver medallist Allyson Felix.
Campbell's time of 22.05 secs was a new PB.
www.sporting-heroes.net /athletics-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=2972   (69 words)

  
 Barton County Community College Men's & Women's Track & Field
Veronica Campbell capped off what will be a very memorable Olympics as she ran the final leg of the Jamaican women’s 4x100m relay at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
Campbell tunred that feat by capturing the bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 100m dash.
Veronica Campbell and Aleen Bailey have two important steps down on what they hope is their way to an Olympic medal in the women’s 100m.
www.barton.cc.ks.us /sports/trackfield/Olympicdefault.htm   (2870 words)

  
 Sports Jamaica :: 200m shocker! Campbell blames surprise run on a 'stupid mistake' :: Track And Field
Jamaica's Veronica Campbell, Olympic champion less than a year ago in Athens and a big favourite for a top three place here, sensationally finished out of the medals in the final which was run in cool conditions and on the first dry track for over three days.
Campbell, who last year led the way in all her rounds at the Olympics, appeared to pay the price for taking things too easy in the early rounds and placed fourth in 22.38.
Campbell did not think that being drawn in lane seven was a decisive factor in the outcome of the race.
sportsjamaica.com /read_article.php?id=3542   (803 words)

  
 VERE Alumni Association
Campbell led from the start and repelled a determined challenge from Felix down the stretch to secure Jamaica's sixth gold medal in Olympic history.
Jamaica's previous gold medals went to Arthur Wint in the 400 metres in London in 1948, George Rhoden in the 400 metres and the men's 1600-metre relay in Helsinki in 1952, Donald Quarrie in 200 metres in Montreal in 1976, and Deon Hemmings in the 400 metres hurdles in Atlanta in 1996.
Campbell, the world junior champion from 2000, took third in the women's 100m final behind Belarus' Yuliya Nesterenko, 10.93, and American Lauryn Williams, 10.96.
vere-tech.com /alumni/olympics.htm   (539 words)

  
 The Jamaica Star :: Sport :: Sherone Simpson, Veronica Campbell downplay rivalry :: October 20, 2006
Since Simpson's breakthrough in 2004 when she threatened to upstage Campbell for the 100m crown at the National Champion-ships, the signs of a looming sprint battle were clear.
There were even reports that Campbell was forced to run the short sprint at the 2004 National Championships just to prove to Simpson that she was better.
In what is considered her pet event, Campbell was badly beaten by Simpson in the 200m at the Commonwealth Games, but it was the repeat at the Jamaica Invitational in May, which sparked the rivalry debate.
www.jamaica-star.com /thestar/20061020/sports/sports1.html   (472 words)

  
 CanadianRunner.com - Go The Distance! - Veronica Campbell Will Compete At Reebok Grand Prix in New York
Veronica Campbell, the Jamaican sprint sensation who earned three medals - two of them gold - at the 2004 Olympic Games, will compete at the Reebok Grand Prix on 11 June in the new Icahn Stadium on Randall's Island.
Campbell who currently is IAAF World Ranked number one for 200m and second for 100m, joins Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang as the second 2004 Olympic star this week announced for the inaugural Reebok Grand Prix.
Just 23 years old, Campbell comes to the Reebok Grand Prix as the top female sprinter in the world, thanks to her Olympic gold medals at 200m and the 4x100m relay plus the bronze at 100m last summer.
www.canadianrunner.com /content/view/3730   (235 words)

  
 Relay gold next on Jamaican hit list
Jamaica's Veronica Campbell added 200 metres gold to her 100 bronze on Wednesday and immediately set her sights on winning the Olympic 4x100 relay as well.
Campbell's comfortable victory in a personal best of 22.05 seconds was Jamaica's first gold of the Athens Games and the first sprint gold by a Jamaican athlete since Don Quarrie won the 1976 men's 200 metres.
In Wednesday's 200 Campbell burned out of the blocks and produced a superb bend, the key to her victory over American 18-year-old Allyson Felix and Debbie Ferguson of the Bahamas, second and third respectively.
www.rediff.com /sports/2004/aug/26oly-ath6.htm   (361 words)

  
 Veronica Campbell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Veronica Campbell (born May 15, 1982) is a Track and Field sprint athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica and the current Olympic 200m champion.
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.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Veronica_Campbell   (429 words)

  
 World champ Williams ready for season - Boston.com
Campbell dominated the 100 last year, but Williams beat her to the line to win the world title in a driving rain in Helsinki, Finland.
Williams said she sometimes gets mistaken for Campbell because they are short and have the same build.
Campbell, who is finishing her final year at Arkansas, will run in one meet before Millrose.
www.boston.com /sports/other_sports/running/articles/2006/01/16/world_champ_williams_ready_for_season   (585 words)

  
 LadyBack Track at Hogs Central: Arkansas Athletics including the Lady'Backs.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Campbell dominates 200 at Olympics (8/24/04) ATHENS, Greece - For the second straight round former University of Arkansas Lady Razorback Veronica Campbell led all 200-meter runners at the games of the XXVIII Olympiad in Athens, Greece, but this time she also clocked the fastest time in the world this year in the event at 22.13.
Campbell, Teter Advance at Olympics (8/20/04) ATHENS, Greece - Former University of Arkansas Lady Razorback track superstars Veronica Campbell and Nicole Teter each advanced in their respective events at the XXVIII Olympiad in Athens, Greece, on Friday to allow themselves another chance at Gold.
Campbell breaks 100-meter record (4/18/04) WACO, Texas - Junior Veronica Campbell was at it again at the Michael Johnson Classic when she opened her 2004 outdoor season with an Arkansas school record in the 100-meter dash with an amazing mark of 11.19 seconds.
hogscentral.com /LadyBacksTrack   (5077 words)

  
 World-Track:: Leg injury could end Campbell's outdoor season
Veronica Campbell (R) of Jamaica and American Lisa Barber competes in the Women's 200-metre dash at the 2006 Adidas Track Classic at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., on May 21, 2006.
Campbell, the 2004 Olympic champion and the World no. 2 ranked female sprinter over the half-lap, sustained the injury 20-metres into the home stretch and had to be carried off the track in a wheelchair.
Campbell was running her third half-lap race this outdoor season.
www.world-track.org /KIND0006/Campbellhurt=legGateshead.htm   (277 words)

  
 Campbell takes gold - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
ATHENS - Jamaican Veronica Campbell became the first Jamaican and Caribbean woman ever to win an Olympic sprint gold when she captured the 200 metres at the 2004 Athens Olympics yesterday.
Campbell sped to a front-running victory in a personal best time of 22.05 seconds, defeating American Allyson Felix (22.18), and Bahamian Debbie Ferguson who ran a season's best 22.30 seconds.
Campbell led from the start and repelled a determined challenge from Felix down the stretch to secure Jamaica's sixth gold medal in Olympic history.
www.jamaicaobserver.com /news/html/20040826T000000-0500_65219_OBS_CAMPBELL_TAKES_GOLD.asp   (441 words)

  
 Youth Link Profiles - Veronica Campbell
Campbell, 19, who took up the scholarship in late August, is attending Barton Community College where she's settling "alright", says Partrick Johnson, her former Vere Technical coach.
Campbell, who has starred on the local and international levels, is still nursing a hamstring injury which ruled her out of the recent World Championships in Edmonton, Canada.
Campbell, who won a silver medal in the sprint relay at the Olympics in Sydney, Australia last year, recently passed Mathematics and English at the CXC O'Levels.
www.youthlinkjamaica.com /profiles/veronicacampbell.html   (358 words)

  
 Most Annoying Creepy Board member
Veronica Campbell is hot, and she is the spitting image of a woman from New York that I went to college with, who married a guy from southern Illinois, and now lives near Bethesda, Maryland.
Veronica Campbell looks a whole lot like the now 46 year old woman from Long Island, whose maiden name began with a B, and whose married name begins with a K, so I don't think they are related.
Veronica Campbell looks a whole lot like the woman from Long Island, who's married name begins with a K, so I don't think they are related.
www.lollapalooza.com /forum/printable.aspx?m=32069&mpage=1   (778 words)

  
 The Morning News: Sports : Fayetteville Sprinter Hoping To Continue Early Successes
It is somewhat strange to see multi-Olympic medalist Veronica Campbell jog around a high school track when she is not competing in front of tens of thousands of people overseas.
Veronica Campbell is used to the international spotlight and worldwide attention.
Harrelson has Campbell sprinting 300 meters in practice to build her stamina and speed for when she competes in the 200.
www.nwaonline.net /articles/2006/04/07/sports/04fhsfeat.txt   (559 words)

  
 ABC Sport Online - Commonwealth Games 2006
Veronica Campbell follows in a long line of great Jamaican sprinters and the 23-year-old will be hoping to add to her impressive resume with a Commonwealth title in the women's 200 metres.
Campbell's 2005 season was mixed and her best performances came in the 100m.
Campbell won the 100m at the World Athletics Final in Monaco a month later but she was again trumped by Felix in the half-lap where she claimed second.
www.abc.net.au /sport/columns/200603/s1584770.htm   (231 words)

  
 Afiwi.Com - Your Caribbean Online
Biography: Veronica Campbell was born to Cecil Campbell and Pamella Bailey in Trelawny, Jamaica on May 15th, 1982.
In 2000 Campbell also competed in the Olympics earning a Silver Medal on the team that finished 2nd to the Bahamas infamous "Golden Girls." She found herself running with her idol Merlene Ottey on the team.
Campbell would go on to win another Gold in the Women's 4 x 100m Relay and a Bronze in the Women's 100m.
www.afiwi.com /people2.asp?id=310   (370 words)

  
 Muscle tear could end Campbell's season
Athens Olympic 200m champion Veronica Campbell could miss most, if not all, of the remainder of the 2006 outdoor athletics season with a torn muscle, her manager said.
Campbell, who added the 100m world championship silver last year to the 200m Olympic gold she won in 2004, was hurt Sunday at a meeting in Gateshead, England.
Campbell, 24, suffered the injury when she entered the home stretch of the 200m.
www.turkishpress.com /news.asp?id=128399   (367 words)

  
 CanadianRunner.com - Go The Distance! - Veronica Campbell To Make Comeback From Injury
Jamaica's Olympic champion, Veronica Campbell, will make her comeback from injury when she competes at the Athletissima Super Grand Prix in Lausanne, Switzerland next Tuesday, July 11.
Campbell will face a strong field in the women's 100 meter including compatriot Sherone Simpson, world champion Lauryn Williams, former Olympic champion Marion Jones and Allyson Felix.
Campbell was injured when entering the home stretch of the 200 meters at the Gateshead Grand Prix in England on June 11.
www.canadianrunner.com /content/view/9872   (166 words)

  
 The World's Fastest Woman - Jamaica's Veronica Campbell Takes The Title At The 99th Millrose Games (Jamaica)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Campbell, 23, was the star track and field athlete at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, taking home two gold medals (200 meters, 4 x 100 meters relay) and a bronze medal (100 meters).
Trelawny born Campbell, who joins fellow Jamaican sprinter and 100-meter world record holder Asafa Powell in being designated the "fastest in the world," added to the excitement of New York City, which was reeling in the midst of Fashion Week.
"Veronica serves as a role model to thousands of young female athletes, her professional and personal achievements continue to underscore the importance of diligence, perseverance and dedication in realizing one's dreams.
www.jamaicans.com /news/announcements/vcampbellfastest0206.shtml   (518 words)

  
 Hilltopics E-Zine - Barton County Community College
Campbell, Jamaica's fifth fastest female 100m sprinter, will continue her education at the University of Arkansas, majoring in marketing management.
In her remarks, the 22 year-old Campbell stressed that the University of Arkansas is "a great school, has a very good facility.
Campbell pointed out that she had come a long way on "a rough road" but was confident that she had made a decision she was "comfortable with" and which would have a positive effect on her life.
www.barton.cc.ks.us /hilltopics/alumninews/campbellcontract04.htm   (297 words)

  
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In 2004 Veronica was awarded a Science Foundation Ireland Basic Research Project Grant to expand her work on tetrahydrocannabinol, the psychoactive ingredient of marijuana.
Since marijuana has a reported medicinal value for the treatment of multiple sclerosis and chronic pain, it is necessary to characterize the events that underlie the toxic potential of tetrahydrocannabinol on both the developing and mature central nervous system.
A principal investigator in the Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience and a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Physiology, Veronica’s work in neurobiology has been published in the leading international journals, and she is a member of the editorial board of the British Journal of Pharmacology.
www.sfi.ie /uploads/documents/upload/Profile5_Campbell.doc   (203 words)

  
 Runner's & Triathlete's Web Athletics: Campbell 'Satisfied' With World-Leading 200M Debut
Overshadowed by compatriot Asafa Powell’s blazing 9.84 100 meter victory at the Jamaica International last Saturday, Jamaica’s Olympic 200 meter champion Veronica Campbell nonetheless claimed a bit of the limelight as well with her world-leading* 22.53 victory.
In her first race of the outdoor season last month, Campbell won the 100 meters at the Mt. SAC Relays with a wind-aided 10.98 performance, winning by a whopping 3/10s of a second.
Campbell said she’s still undecided on whether she’ll pursue a sprint double at the world championships, a decision that likely will have to wait until after the Jamaican national championships in June.
www.runnersweb.com /running/news/rw_news_20050511_TPR_Campbell.html   (569 words)

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