LaVerne Jones-Ferrette
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LaVerne Janet Jones-Ferrette (born September 16, 1981) is a
Jones-Ferrette competed at the
Career
She grew up on
She came fourth in the 100 m at the
Jones-Ferrette represented the US Virgin Islands at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing competing at the 100 metres sprint. In her first round heat she placed third behind Kerron Stewart and Ezinne Okparaebo in a time of 11.41 to advance to the second round. There she failed to qualify for the semi-finals as her time of 11.55 was only the fifth time of her heat, causing elimination.[1]
She further improved her 100 and 200 meter national records at the
Jones-Ferrette made a strong start to 2010, building up to the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships by running the fastest 60 m time recorded in eleven years. Her time of 6.97 seconds made her the sixth fastest woman over the distance and even she was surprised to have run such a quick time.[7] An absence from competition that summer was later explained when she announced that she and her husband, Stephen Ferrette, were expecting a child.[8] However, on December 16, 2010, it was made public that she was banned from competition for 6 months from April to October of the same year due to a positive test of a banned substance, as well as had her world indoor medal stripped. She stated though that the substance was used to help her fertility.[9]
She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing in 9th in the 200 m and in 14th in the 100 m, not qualifying for either final.[10][11]
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing the  United States Virgin Islands
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| 1999 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Fort-de-France, Martinique | — | 100 m | DNF |
| 2000 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 4th (h) | 200 m | 25.07 w (wind: +3.9 m/s) |
| 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:55.13 | |||
| 2003 | CAC Championships
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St George's , Grenada
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8th | 100 m | 11.63 (wind: +0.6 m/s) |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 6th (second round) | 100 m | 11.44 (wind: +0.2 m/s) |
| 6th (second round) | 200 m | 23.09 (wind: +0.3 m/s) | |||
| 2005 | CAC Championships
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Nassau, Bahamas | 4th | 100 m | 11.45 (wind: +1.1 m/s) |
| 6th | 200 m | 23.15 w (wind: +3.8 m/s) | |||
| World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 21st (qf) | 100 m | 11.51 (wind: -0.1 m/s) | |
| 7th (semis) | 200 m | 23.62 (wind: -4.0 m/s) | |||
| Universiade | İzmir, Turkey | 10th (sf) | 100 m | 11.92 (wind: +0.6 m/s) | |
| 7th | 200 m | 24.00 (wind: -1.0 m/s) | |||
| 2006 | World Indoor Championships | Moscow, Russia | 11th (sf) | 60 m | 7.27 |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | Cartagena, Colombia | 2nd | 100 m | 11.50 (wind: +0.5 m/s)
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| 4th | 200 m | 23.33 (wind: -0.4 m/s)
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| 2007 | Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 7th | 100 m | 11.49 (wind: +0.8 m/s) |
| 7th | 400 m | 52.97 | |||
| World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 8th (semis) | 200 m | 23.34 (wind: -0.4 m/s) | |
| 2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 3rd (semis) | 60 m | 7.24 |
| Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 29th (qf) | 100 m | 11.55 (wind: +0.1 m/s) | |
| 24th (qf) | 200 m | 23.37 (wind: 0.0 m/s) | |||
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 9th (sf) | 200 m | 22.74 (wind: +0.3 m/s) |
| World Athletics Final | Thessaloniki, Greece | 7th | 100 m | 11.25 (wind: -0.1 m/s)
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| 7th | 200 m | 22.90 (wind: +0.1 m/s)
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| 2010 | World Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | 2nd (disqualified) | 60 m | DSQ |
| 2011 | Pan American Games | Guadalajara, Mexico | 8th | 100 m | 11.60 A (wind: -0.2 m/s) |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 1st (h)1 | 60 m | 7.21 |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 4th (sf) | 100 m | 11.22 (wind: 0.0 m/s) | |
| 4th (sf) | 200 m | 22.62 (wind: +1.0 m/s) | |||
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 28th (h) | 60 m | 7.39 |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | Xalapa, Mexico | 3rd | 100m | 11.54 A (wind: +1.5 m/s) | |
| 2015 | NACAC Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 7th | 100m | 11.53 (wind: -0.1 m/s) |
| 8th | 200m | 23.51 (wind: +1.3 m/s) | |||
| World Championships | Beijing, China | 47th (h) | 200 m | 23.83 | |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 6th (h) | 200 m | 23.35 (wind: +0.5 m/s) |
Personal bests
- 60 meters - 6.97 s (2010) - national record.
- 100 meters - 11.07 s (2012) - national record.[12]
- 200 meters - 22.46 s (2009) - national record.
- 400 meters - 51.47 s (2007) - national record.
References
- ^ Beijing2008.cn. Archived from the originalon 2008-09-09. Retrieved August 27, 2008.
- ^ IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-11-29.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "LaVerne Jones". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2010-11-29.
- ^ Flag Bearers for the Opening Ceremony. Olympic.org (2004-08-13). Retrieved on 2010-11-29.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-11-29.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-05-30.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-01.
- ^ Mulkeen, Jon (2010-11-18). Jones-Ferrette pregnant Archived 2010-11-19 at the Wayback Machine. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved on 2010-11-29.
- ^ Laverne Jones-Ferrette stripped of world indoor medal after positive test Archived 2010-12-20 at the Wayback Machine. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved on 2010-12-16.
- ^ "London 2012 200m women Results - Olympic athletics".
- ^ "London 2012 100m women Results - Olympic athletics".
- ^ United States Virgin Islands athletics records Archived 2007-08-19 at the Wayback Machine
