Remona Burchell

Remona Burchell (born September 15, 1991) is a Jamaican sprinter. While running for the University of Alabama, she became a three time NCAA Champion, winning the 60 meters at the NCAA Indoor Championships in 2014 and 2015. She set her 100 meter personal record of 11.03 seconds in a qualifying meet to get to the 2014 NCAA Outdoor Championships, where she won the championship (running 11.17 seconds into a severe headwind).

Remona Burchell
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born (1991-09-15) 15 September 1991
Sport
CountryJamaica
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 metres
College teamAlabama Crimson Tide
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 Tokyo4×100 m relay
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 Eugene4×100 m relay
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2022 Birmingham4×100 m relay

Prior to running in the United States, she ran for Cambridge high school and later Herbert Morrison technical High School, both in Jamaica.[1]

She represented Jamaica at the 2018 World Indoor Championships.

References
  1. Reid, Paula (2016-06-19). "Remona Burchell happy to be back on track". Jamaica Observer.


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