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Aleen is pictured above during the 100 metres
heats at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. She finished a creditable fifth place
in the final and also finished fourth in the 200m final. Undoubtedly,
though, her highlight of the Games came when she teamed up with Tayna
Lawrence, Sherone Simpson and Veronica Campbell to win Gold in the 4x100m.
Aleen
Bailey and TING are a natural partnership since, besides the obvious that
both have won gold medals in their respective categories, Aleen and TING
enjoy immense popularity among Jamaicans at home and abroad. All Jamaicans
share the same sense of pride for Aleen and TING, two great products of
Jamaica."
Aleen
said, "I am thrilled to be associated with TING in this project. And as a
very proud "Vere Girl", I am always looking for ways to assist that
wonderful institution, because it played such a huge part in who I am today.
I also chose to include Addiction Alert as a beneficiary of this project
because of the outstanding work they do with the young people of this
country."
TING with
the special edition Aleen Bailey labels will be available islandwide
wherever TING is sold, starting early this month.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2004
Olympics 4x100m Gold (result)
Womens 4x100m. Relay Final. Olympic Games 2004
1. Jamaica (Tayna Lawrence, Sherone Simpson, Aleen Bailey,
Veronica Campbell) 41.73
2. Russia (Olga Fyodorova, Yuliya Tabakova, Irina Khabarova, Larisa Kruglova)
42.27
3. France (Veronique Mang, Muriel Hurtis, Sylviane Felix, Christine Arron)
42.54
JUNIOR — Indoors, placed first at
the Virginia Tech Invitational in the 60m dash ... Won the 200m dash at the
Five Way SEC Meet in Gainesville, Fla. ... Ran 6.88 in the 55m dash at the
USC Indoor Invitational, the second fastest time ran by a USC Athlete in the
Indoor season in 2002 ... Finished third in the 200m at the SEC
Championships, clocking a 23.10 - third on the all-time USC list ... Was the
runner-up in the 60m at the SEC Championships with a time of 7.32 - the
second best time in school history ... At the NCAA Championships she was
eighth in the 60m and sixth in the 200m dash ... Outdoors, won the 200m dash
at the Four Way SEC Meet and the Sea Ray Relays ... Named SEC Athlete of the
Week after capturing MVP honors at the Sea Ray Relays ... Won the 100m dash
at the Miami (Fla.) Invitational, the Four Way SEC Meet and the Sea Ray
Relays ... Finished second in the 100m and 200m dash at the SEC
Championships, clocking 11.38 and 22.54, respectively ... Also ran a leg of
the 4x100m relay that finished second at the SEC Championships ... Strutted
her stuff at the NCAA Championships, were she finished as the runner-up in
the 200m and ran the anchor leg of USC’s NCAA champion 4x100m relay ...
Named All-American in the 4x100m relay and the 200m dash.
HIGH SCHOOL/JUNIOR COLLEGE —
Attended Vere Technical High School in Jamaica ... Transferred from Barton
County College in Great Bent, Kan. ... At Barton County, was named
All-American in 60m indoors in 2000 and 60m and 200m indoors in 2001 ... Was
named All-American in 100m and 200m outdoors in both 2000 and 2001 ...
Junior College team won NJCAA Indoor and Outdoor Nationals in 2000 and 2001
… Honored as the Most Outstanding Female Athlete in 2000 … Won the Jamaican
National Championship in the 100m and 200m … Member of Jamaica’s World
Championship team in the 100m … While in high school, she won the 100m and
200m five times at the Boys and Girls Championship … Was on the 4x100m relay
team that won the Penn Relays title four times.
PERSONAL –– Majoring in Sociology …
Enjoys sewing, singing, and cooking ... Favorite food is fish … Greatest
athletic achievement was winning the bronze medal at the 1999 World
Championships … Admires her mother the most … Chose USC because of the
excellent program and was impressed with the past success with both
athletics and academics of USC student-athletes … Daughter of Maud and
Duddley Bailey … Born on Nov. 25, 1980, in St. Mary, Jamaica.
BAILEY’S TOP TIMES
55m..........6.88
60m..........7.28
100m.......11.14
200m.........22.54
POST OLYMPICS:
Norwich Union London Grand Prix 2005(200m race)
1st - Felix Allyson USA....................22.16
2nd - Campbell Veronica JAM....................22.29
3rd - Colander LaTasha USA....................22.30
4th - Simpson Sherone JAM....................22.67
5th - Durst Stephanie USA....................22.74
6th - Bailey Aleen JAM....................22.75
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