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Tayna Lawrence

Personal information
Born	17 September 1975 (1975-09-17) (age 49) Spanish Town, Jamaica
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Jamaica Olympic Games Gold 2004 Athens 4x100 m relay Silver 2000 Sydney 4x100 m relay Silver 2000 Sydney 100 metres

Tayna Lawrence (born 17 September 1975 in Spanish Town, Jamaica) is a retired Track and field sprint athlete who competed internationally for Jamaica. She is an Olympic gold medalist in the 4 x 100 meter relay race.

Lawrence graduated from Florida International University, in Miami, Florida, USA. She sustained a leg injury and had to undergo surgery in 2003, missing the World Championships in Paris. She was severely hampered by a series of stress fractures in 2001, which ruled her out of the World Championships.

Personal bests

* Marion Jones, the American athlete who finished in first place, was stripped of her gold medal in October 2007 following a doping scandal. Ekaterini Thanou, the Greek athlete who finished second place, was later suspended for two years following various scandals at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

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In Spanish: Tayna Lawrence para niños