Place Of Birth | Manchester, Jamaica |
Marital Status | Married |
International Debut | 100m Hurdles - 5th (1998 Commonwealth Games) |
Coach | Stephen Francis |
Idol | Role model is Merlene Ottey. |
Recent Results | 2nd in the 100m Hurdles - 12.55 (Monaco IAAF World Athletics Final, Monaco, 10-Sep-2005)
Gold in the 100m Hurdles - 13.28 (wind -2.4) (Telstra A-Series, IAAF World Athletics Tour, Melbourne, Australia, 9-Mar-2006) |
Commonwealth Games History | Manchester 2002 did not start in the final of the 100m Hurdles
Kuala Lumpur 1998 5th in the 100m Hurdles (13.19) Silver in the 4x100m relay (43.49) |
Olympic Games History | Athens 2004 did not start in the semi final of the 100m Hurdles
Sydney 2000 8th in the final of the 100m Hurdles (13.49) |
Injuries | Damaged cartilage in both knees during her college years. |
Other | Personal Best: 100m - 11.17 (La Habana, 31-May-2003) 200m - 23.51 (1998) 200m - 22.35w (1998) 400m - 55.71 (2002) 100m Hurdles - 12.45 (Eugene, Oregon, USA, 24-05-2003)
Season's Best: 100m Hurdles - 12.55 (Monaco, 10-Sep-2005)
World Ranking: 2nd in the 100m Hurdles (as at 06-Feb-2006, IAAF)
During her heat in the 100m Hurdles Brigitte broke the Games record with a blazing 12.65. |