Personal information | |
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Nationality | Canadian |
Born | 6 December 1992 |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | 100m hurdles |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 60m hurdles: 8.09 (Belgrade, 2022) 100m: 11.36 (Sollentuna, 2023) 100m hurdles: 12.74 (Eugene, 2022) |
Michelle Harrison (born 6 December 1992) is a Canadian track and field athlete. She is a multiple-time national champion in the 100 metres hurdles.[1]
From Saskatoon, Harrison attended Lakeridege Elementary School, Evan Hardy Collegiate for high school, and the University of Saskatchewan.[2][3]
Harrison won three Canadian university championship titles in the 60m metres hurdles, whilst competing for the Saskatchewan Huskies.[4] Setting a Canada West Championship record (8.21s) and USports Championship record (8.15s) in her final year with the Huskies.
In March 2022, Harrison set a new personal best time of 8.09 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.[5]
Harrison followed up back-to-back Canadian national titles in the 100 metres hurdles with a new personal best time of 12.74 seconds in the semi-final of the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon in August 2023.[6] Selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, she qualified for the final and finished in eighth place.[7][8]
In July 2023, she won her third national 100m hurdles title, running 12.82 seconds to beat Mariam Abdul-Rashid by 0.01 seconds.[9] In August 2023, she competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest and qualified for the semi-finals.[10]
Harrison has represented Canada on 8 occasions - 2009 World Youth Championships (400m Hurdles); 2014 NACAC U23 Championships (100m Hurdles); 2015 World University Games (100m Hurdles); 2022 World Indoor Championships (60m Hurdles); 2022 World Championships (100m Hurdles); 2022 Commonwealth Games (100m Hurdles); 2022 NACAC Championships (100m Hurdles); 2023 World Championships (100m Hurdles).