Una Morris
 Una Morris at the 1964 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Una Lorraine Morris | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 January 1947 Kingston, Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Kingston Technical High School Cal Poly Pomona Broncos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100 m – 11.4 (1968) 200 m – 23.58 (1964) 400 m – 53.9 (1966) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Una Lorraine Morris (born 17 January 1947) is a retired
Jamaican Sportswoman of the Year.[citation needed
]
Currently, she is a radiologist, and was the owner of the Kingston Cafe restaurant in Pasadena, California, which was featured on an episode of the American television reality show Kitchen Nightmares with Gordon Ramsay in 2011, which her son, Keone was also involved in the restaurant. In August 2018, the restaurant closed and was converted into a catering business.[2][3]
She is currently working toward completion of a law degree at Abraham Lincoln Law School. [4]
Career highlights
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- Youngest Jamaican to be in the top four in the Olympics.
- Held the Jamaican national record in the 200 meters, 400 meters, 800 meters and pentathlon.
- Held the world indoor 300 meters broke it 1967 in Vancouver, British Columbia.
- Won the first NCAA women's 200 meters in Chicago, Illinois.
- Won AAU indoors 200 meters.
- Silver medalist AAU 400 meters 1964
- Won; gold medalist in CAC games 200 meters and 4X100 meter relay.
- Silver Medalist in 200 meters World vs the Americas.
Bronze medalist in the women's 440 yards Commonwealth games 1966. School Girl Champion in girls championship 1964 and 1965. Broke the Jamaican National record in 220 yards and 440 yards as a High Schooler.
References
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- ^ Una Morris. sports-reference.com
- ^ Hunter, Jay; Ramsay, Gordon (15 April 2011). "Kingston Cafe". Kitchen Nightmares. Season 4. Episode 8. Fox.
- ^ "Kitchen Nightmares - Kingston Cafe - CLOSED". Reality TV Revisited. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ Una Morris
