| Place Of Birth | Trelawny, Jamaica |
| Residence | Arkansas, USA |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Occupation | Student |
| International Debut | 100m - 2nd (2002 Commonwealth Games) |
| Coach | Steven Smith |
| Influential Person | Merlene Ottey |
| Idol | Role model is Merlene Ottey. Top sporting icons are the Williams sisters. |
| Recent Results | 1st in the 100m - 10.92 (Monaco IAAF World Athletics Final, Monaco, 09-Sep-2005)
2nd in the 200m - 22.37 (Monaco IAAF World Athletics Final, Monaco, 10-Sep-2005)
1st in the 100m - 10.85 (Zurich Weltklasse, Switzerland, 19-Aug-2005)
1st in the 200m - 22.35 (Torino Memorial Primo Nebiolo, Italy, 03-Jun-2005) |
Commonwealth
Games History | Manchester 2002
Silver in the 100m (11.00)
Silver in the 4x100m relay (42.73) |
Olympic
Games History | Athens 2004
Bronze in the 100m (10.97)
Gold in the 200m (22.05)
Gold in the 4x100m relay (41.73, NR)
Sydney 2000
Silver in the 4x100m relay (42.13) |
| Injuries | Veronica has had a succession of season ending hamstring injuries. |
| Other | Personal Best:
100m - 10.85 (Zurich, Switzerland, 19-Aug-2005)
200m - 22.05 (25-Aug-2004)
Season's Best:
100m - 10.85 (Zurich, Switzerland, 19-Aug-2005)
200m - 22.35 (03-Jun-2005)
World Ranking:
2nd in the 100m and 2nd in the 200m (as at 28-Nov-2005, IAAF)
Veronica is the only woman to achieve the double sprint gold medals at the World Junior Championships. |