Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was born in Kingston, Jamaica on December 27, 1986. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Jamaican track and field sprinter who broke world records in the 100-meter race, winning gold in the event in 2008 in Beijing and 2012 in London, as well as bronze at the 2016 Olympics in Rio.
She was teammates with fellow Jamaican runner Asafa Powell at the Olympics, the four-time World 100m champion and two-time Olympic champion has been under the tutelage of Walcott for just over a year following Fraser-Pryce’s switch from MVP Track Club.
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Walcott, 33, is known more in junior track and field circles as the head coach of St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS), where he has guided scores of athletes to success at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Championships and on the international scene. Last month he led the Santa Cruz-based school’s boys team to an impressive fourth-place finish at the championships.
Walcott who currently has four senior athletes under his wings at EPTC, including the reigning World 100 meters champion Fraser-Pryce, said he expects the club to grow not just with talent but with athletes having a strong mindset.
