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Manchester, Jamaica>Manchester, Jamaica| residence =| death_date =| death_place =m=1.75WORK=EUROSPORT.COM, 6 June 2020, 78abbr=on|0}}Country | {{JAM}} }}{{Medal|Competition|Olympic Games}}{{Medal|Gold| 2012 London | 4×100 m relay}}{{Medal|DQ|2008 Beijing|4×100 m relay}}{{Medal|Competition|World Championships}}{{Medal|Gold |2009 Berlin|4×100 m relay}}{{Medal|Gold | 2011 Daegu | 4×100 m relay}}{{Medal|Silver|2005 Helsinki|100 metres}}{{Medal|Competition|Commonwealth Games}}{{Medal|Gold | 2006 Melbourne | 4×100 m relay}}{{Medal|Silver | 2002 Manchester| 4×100 m relay}}{{Medal|Competition|Pan American Games}}{{Medal|Gold| 2003 Santo Domingo | 100 metres}}{{Medal|Bronze | 2003 Santo Domingo | 4×100 m relay}}}}Michael Frater O.D (born October 6,1982) is a Jamaican retired sprinter who specialised in the 100 metres event.WEB,weblink Where Are They Now: Michael Frater imparting wisdom as a coach, Jamaica Observer, 18 July 2021, He won a silver medal at the 2005 World Championships and a gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games for the event.He has also been successful as part of the Jamaican 4 × 100 metres relay team, setting the world record and Olympic record at the 2012 London Olympics and 2008 Beijing Olympics. He also won gold in the relay at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and took silver in the 2002 edition.

Career

Born on 6 October 1982, in Manchester, Jamaica, Michael Frater is the younger of two sons of Lyndell Frater, member of Jamaican Parliament, and Monica Frater. He attended the Ulster Spring primary school with brothers Lindel and Ricardo. His elder brother Lindel, was a sprinter who represented Jamaica at the 2000 Olympic Games. Frater stated that his brother was a major influence on his decision to become a track athlete.Frater, little but tallawah. Sports Jamaica (2005-08-17). Retrieved on 2009-03-17.Frater attended Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas.Frogs in the Olympics {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321211217weblink |date=21 March 2009 }}. Texas Christian University (2008-08-04). Retrieved on 2009-03-17. He is a member of the MVP (Maximising Velocity and Power) Track & Field Club based at the University of Technology, Jamaica (U-Tech), Kingston, and is coached by Stephen Francis.

1997

Representing Wolmer's Boys School, Frater set two records at the Inter-Secondary School Sports Association National Boys & Girls Athletic Championship held at the National Stadium, Kingston. On 22 March, he won the Class 3 100 metres in 11.10 and the Class 3 200 metres in 22.73.National Boys & Girls Athletic Championship National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica, W.I. – Wed 24/03/99 to Mon 30/08/99. cfpitiming.comFrater won gold at the CARIFTA Games, winning the Under-17 100 m in 11.07.CARIFTA Games Under 17 list. Gbrathletics.com. Retrieved on 2016-09-01.

1998

Frater won a bronze medal at the CARIFTA Games. Competing in the Under-17 100 m he recorded 10.85 into a −0.7 m/s headwind. He also won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m relay event.

1999

On 9 July Frater won a silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the Pan American Junior Championships. He ran the second leg for Jamaica, who finished in 40.27 behind the United States team.1999 Pan Am Junior Championship Tampa, Florida – Friday 9 July 1999 to Sunday 11 July 1999. cfpitiming.comEight days later Frater won a gold medal at the World Youth Championships.weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20071114070642weblink">4x100 m relay 99 World Youth Championships. iaaf.org He ran the second leg on the 4 × 100 m relay, the team's winning time 40.03 setting a new World Youth (under 18) record.World Youth (Under 18 Best Performance. Gbrathletics.com. Retrieved on 2016-09-01.

2000

Frater finished second in the 100 m with 10.50 at the Jamaica National Junior Championships on 30 June.2000 Jamaica National Junior Championships. Cfpitiming.com. Retrieved on 2016-09-01.Running for Boyd Anderson High School in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, he won the Florida state championship in the 100 m, and was selected as the Gatorade Outstanding High School Track Athlete for the state.weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120915015713weblink">Michael Frater – Training for greatness. jamaica-gleaner.com (26 February 2006)In October, Frater finished fifth in the 100 m at the IAAF World Junior Championships in a personal best 10.46weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120820234638weblink">100 m final IAAF WJC 2000. iaaf.org and again fifth when running the first leg of the 4 × 100 m relay in 40.07.weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120820234115weblink">4x100 m final IAAF WJC 2000. iaaf.org

2002

Frater won the 100 m at the Conference USA Outdoor Championships in 10.07.100 m 2002 Conference USA Outdoor Championships. Flashresults.com. Retrieved on 2016-09-01. Although wind aided +2.1 m/s the time is credited as a meet record, with the "(w-a)" notation for wind assistance.2003 Conference USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships start list. Flashresults.com. Retrieved on 2016-09-01. In the preliminaries of the 200 m Frater ran a personal best 20.63 (wind +0.6 m/s).2002 Conference USA Outdoor Championships. Flashresults.com. Retrieved on 2016-09-01. He won the 200 m at the same event, in 20.45200 m 2002 Conference USA Outdoor Championships. Flashresults.com. Retrieved on 2016-09-01. Again wind assisted (+3.0 m/s), the time is credited as a meet record, with the "(w-a)" notation for wind assistance. Frater collected his third win of the meet when TCU won the 4 × 100 m relay in 39.17,4x100 m 2002 Conference USA Outdoor Championships. Flashresults.com. Retrieved on 2016-09-01. setting another meet record.On 1 June Frater finished fourth in the 100 m at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships, running 10.40 in a −2.7 headwind.WEB,weblink Meet Results, In July at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester Frater finished seventh in semi-final 1 of the 100 m event. He then ran the first leg of the Jamaican 4 × 100 m relay team that won a silver medal, the Jamaican team finishing with the same time as England, in 38.62 s.WEB,weblink Commonwealth Games Manchester 2002 - Athletics - Wednesday 31st July, BBC, 1 October 2019,

2003

In February Frater ran 6.66 at the Conference USA Indoor Championships, bettering the previous meet record while finishing second in the 60 m. He also finished second in the 200 m.2003 Conference USA Indoor Championships. Flashresults.com. Retrieved on 2016-09-01.Frater finished third in the 100 m at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships, earning all-American honors.TCU's Frater and Edwards Earn All-America Honors. Conferenceusa.cstv.com. Retrieved on 2016-09-01.In early August at the Pan American Games, Frater finished second in the 100 m in 10.21Day 2 results, 2003 Pan American Games. Usatf.org. Retrieved on 2016-09-01. He ran the first leg of the 4 × 100 m relay; the Jamaican team finished fourth recording 39.08. Frater was awarded the gold medal for the 100 m and the bronze for the 4 × 100 m relay a week laterPAN AMERICAN GAMES; Sprinter Tests Positive, Costing U.S. Two Golds. New York Times (2003-08-13). Retrieved on 2016-09-01. when American Mickey Grimes tested positive for the stimulant ephedrine,Grimes fails doping test. Rediff.com. Retrieved on 2016-09-01. resulting in the disqualification of Grimes and the US relay team.{{fact|date=December 2023}}Three weeks later at the World Championships in Paris, Frater was eliminated, running in the quarter finals of the 100 m heat immediately following Jon Drummond's on-track protest for disqualification, finishing sixth posting 10.25.weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20121021195946weblink">100 m quarter final results 2003 World Championships. iaaf.org He helped the 4 × 100 m relay team qualify second quickestweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20121021195952weblink">4x100 m semi final 2003 World Championships. iaaf.org for the final, running the third leg in the semi-final. In the final the baton exchange was not executed cleanly between Dwight Thomas and Frater, resulting in a DNF for the team.weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20121021134832weblink">4x100 m relay final 2003 World Championships. iaaf.org

2004

In May Frater won the 100 m at the Conference USA Outdoor Championships in 10.20. TCU won the 4 × 100 m relay, giving Frater his second win of the meet.100 m 2004 Conference USA Outdoor Championships. Flashresults.com. Retrieved on 2016-09-01.On 12 June Frater finished second in 10.059 to Tyson Gay 10.051 at the NCAA Division 1 Outdoor Track & Field Championships at the University of Texas.TCU's Frater Misses Gold By .008 Seconds. Conferenceusa.cstv.com. Retrieved on 2016-09-01.NCAA Division I outdoor Championships. Flashresults.com. Retrieved on 2016-09-01. As a member of the TCU relay team he finished fourth in the 4 × 100 m event.4x100 m relay 2003 NCAA Division 1 Championships. Flashresults.com. Retrieved on 2016-09-01.Frater was knocked out in the first semi-final of the 100 m sprint at the 2004 Athens Olympics, finishing sixth in 10.29 into a −1.6 m/s headwind.weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20121021195809weblink">Athens 100 m semi-final results. iaaf.org He ran the anchor leg on the 4 × 100 m relay in the heats, but did not get the chance to run for a medal as the Jamaican team failed to qualify for the final, with a season best 38.71 fourth-place finish in their heat.weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20121021200609weblink">4x100 m heat results Athens Olympics. iaaf.org

2005

On 16 July Frater won the Meeting de Madrid IAAF Grand Prix event, recording 10.22 into a −0.7 m/s headwind.weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20121021210755weblink">100 m result Meeting de Madrid 2005. iaaf.orgIn the 2005 World Championships, he won the silver medal in the 100 m with 10.05, finishing second to American Justin Gatlin,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20121021195828weblink">100 m final 2005 World Championships. iaaf.org who was subsequently banned from competition in 2006 for four years after testing positive for testosterone or its precursor.Shipley, Amy (1 January 2008) Gatlin Loses Fight, Receives 4-Year Doping Ban. Washingtonpost.com. Retrieved on 2016-09-01. The Jamaican 4 × 100 m relay team, anchored by Frater, failed to gain a medal in the final, finishing fourth by .001 to the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team.weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20121021195859weblink">4x100 m relay final 2005 World Championships. iaaf.orgAlthough he qualified for the 100 m at the 2005 World Athletics Final in Monaco, Frater did not start the race.weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20121021195930weblink">100 m result 2005 World Athletics Final. iaaf.org

2006

Frater was disqualified in the semi-finals of the 100 m sprint because of a false start at the Commonwealth Games in March.100 m semifinal 2 2000 Commonwealth Games. Melbourne2006.com.au. Retrieved on 2016-09-01. Patrick Johnson was charged with the first false start, which put the entire field under caution. Frater was removed from the field after the second false start, although he had a slower reaction, officially 0.146, to the gun than Jacey Harper in Lane 7. After a third false start Mark Lewis-Francis was also disqualified from the semi-final. Frater ran the first leg of the 4 × 100 m relay, earning a gold medal with Jamaica's winning time of 38.36.4x100 m relay result 2006 Commonwealth Games. Melbourne2006.com.au. Retrieved on 2016-09-01.Frater withdrew from competing in the Jamaica International Invitational on 6 May, his coach citing financial issues and "disrespect"weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120915015717weblink">Frater pulls out of meet. jamaica-gleaner.com (6 May 2006)In June, Frater won the 100 m in 10.18 at the JAAA National Championships, succeeding Asafa Powell as Jamaica National Champion.2006 JAAA National Championships He and his brother Lindel are the only brothers to win the 100 m event at the national championships.National Champions 100 m

2007

Frater, 10.13, finished second to Darrel Brown, 10.02, of Trinidad at the Jamaica International Invitational on 5 May.100 m results Jamaica International Invitational 2007In June at the National Championships on a day highlighted by Veronica Campbell-Brown's emphatic victory in the female 100 m in a world-leading time of 10.89, Frater failed to qualify for the Osaka World Championships when he clocked a less than impressive 10.46. His only chance was left up to the final semi-final of the day but the exploits of talented schoolboy Yohan Blake (10.19) pushed Nesta Carter to run a blistering 10.17 thus making the third heat the fastest heat of the day. This meant that the World Championships silver medalist was out of the finals and as a result did not make the Jamaican team to Osaka.{{fact|date=December 2023}}On 28 July Frater clocked 9.95 at the 4th Gran Premio Internacional de Atletismo Gobierno de Aragon held in Zaragoza, Spain. The wind for the race was an illegal 3.7 m/s.Six men below 10-seconds in windy Zaragoza. Sprintic.com. Retrieved on 2016-09-01.Frater finished third in the 100 m at the 2007 World Athletics Final, Stuttgart, in 10.11weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20121021195909weblink">100 m result 2007 World Athletics Final. iaaf.org

2008

On 28 June 2008, Frater finished third in the Jamaica National Championships (behind Usain Bolt 9.85, Asafa Powell 9.97) in 10.04, and qualified for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.{{fact|date=December 2023}}He finished sixth in the Olympic 100 m final setting a personal best of 9.97 seconds.{{fact|date=December 2023}}Frater won a gold medal in Beijing, running the second leg of the 4 × 100 m relay. The relay team of Carter, Frater, Bolt and Powell set a new world record of 37.10, with Frater recording a split time of 9.01 seconds for his leg. (USATF High Performance Registered Split Analysis). The gold medal was later rescinded by the IOC on 25 January 2017, after a retest of Frater's teammate Nesta Carter found the presence of the prohibited substance methylhexaneamine.WEB,weblink Usain Bolt loses gold medal after relay teammate found guilty of doping, 25 January 2017, In a Jamaican sweep of the medal positions led by Asafa Powell and Nesta Carter, Frater again finished third in the 100 m at the World Athletics Final, Stuttgart, in 10.10weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20121021121456weblink">100 m result 2008 World Athletics Final. iaaf.orgOne week later Frater won the 100 m at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix on 20 September, the first official event of the IAAF 2009 Grand Prix series.weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20121021211516weblink">2008 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix 100 m result. iaaf.orgFrater was honoured in a homecoming celebration in Jamaica and received an Order of Distinction (Officer Rank) in recognitionof his achievements at the Olympics.weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090507044247weblink">Welcoming home our Olympians. jamaica-gleaner.com (5 October 2008)

2009

(File:4x100 m Jamaica Berlin 2009.JPG|thumb|Frater (left) celebrating the world championship relay victory with his teammates)Frater ran the second leg for his MVP 4 × 100 m relay team at the Milo Western Relays held at the GC Foster College on 14 February. The team recorded a new meet record and world leading time of 38.72 s for the relay event.Bailey, Robert (15 February 2009) weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090323035021weblink">World-leading 38.72 for MVP at Western Relays. jamaica-gleaner.comOn 7 March, Frater was inducted into the Boyd Anderson Ring of Honor.Lyon, Fabian (2009-03-06) weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090319062855weblink">Boyd Anderson to induct Frater into ring of honor. Miami HeraldOn 16 April Frater was nominated for the Laureus World Team of the Year award, as a member of the 2008 Jamaica Olympic Sprint Team.2009 Laurens nominees {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511224109weblink |date=11 May 2011 }}. Laureus.com. Retrieved on 2016-09-01.Nominee 2009 – Laureus World Team of the Year. Laureus.com. Retrieved on 2016-09-01. Two days later Frater ran a leg of the 4 × 100 m at the UTech Track and Field Classic at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica. The teams winning 38.46 clocking was a new meet record.Foster, Anthony (19 April 2009) weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120915020011weblink">MVP shine in 4x100m. jamaica-gleaner.comweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160304065337weblink">UTECH Track & Field Classic Men 4x100 Meter Relay College&Inv result 4/18/2009. utech.edu.jm Frater also ran the 200 m at the event, finishing fourth in 20.96weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160303200643weblink">UTECH Track & Field Classic Men 200 Meter Dash College&Inv 4/18/2009. utech.edu.jmFrater next competed at the Penn Relays on 25 April. He ran the second leg of the 4 × 100 m relay. Asafa Powell on the fourth leg pulled up and finished ninth in 41.24weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090428131403weblink">2009 Penn Relays Results Men 4x100. pennrelaysonline.com A report in the Jamaica Observer on the morning of the event indicated that Powell had injured his ankle in training and was not expected to run.Raynor, Kayon (25 April 2009) weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090428135911weblink">Asafa drops out! 'Injured' sprinter shuns relay, could run 100m at Penns today. jamaicaobserver.comAt the Guadeloupe International Invitational On 1 May, Frater placed third in the 100 m in 10.39weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120529133845weblink">2009 Results Guadeloupe International Invitational. athleregionguadeloupe.fr On 8 May he finished second in 10.15 at the Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix.weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20121022020107weblink">100 m result Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix 2009. iaaf.org He finished eighth at the Reebok Grand Prix held in New York City at Icahn Stadium on 30 May.weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100109114035weblink">100 m results 2009 Reebok Grand Prix. reebokgrandprix.com At the Prefontaine Classic eight days later he finished sixth.2009 Prefontaine Classic Grand Prix – 6/7/2009. runnerspace.comFrater showed a spectacular return to form at the Jamaica National Trials, finishing third in the 100 m in 10.02 (−0.2 m/s wind), qualifying for the World Championships in Berlin.Foster, Anthony (2009-06-28). Bolt 9.86 and Fraser 10.88; Walker and Phillips excel over hurdles – JAM Champs, Day 2. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-06-28.

2010

In a surprise upset at the National Championships, Frater was beaten into second place in the 100 m final.Following the National Championships Frater did not compete in the IAAF Diamond League events.

2011

A Gleaner newspaper report revealed that Frater had suffered a ruptured knee ligament in 2010.Staying healthy key for stronger 'Frater' this year. Jamaica-gleaner.com (2011-04-14). Retrieved on 2016-09-01.

2012

As part of the Jamaican 4 × 100 metres relay team, setting the world record and Olympic record on 11 August 2012, at the 2012 London Olympics. Frater ran the second leg, and his split was timed at 8.9 seconds, only surpassed that night by Usain Bolt's 8.8 seconds on the anchor leg.

Accomplishments and major competition results

Personal bests{| class"wikitable" style"font-size:95%;"

!Event!Time (seconds)!Venue!Date|60 metres|6.64Jamaica indoor list, 2002. Talawah.com (2016-02-18). Retrieved on 2016-09-01. |Ames, Iowa, United States|1 March 2002|100 metres|9.88IAAF Diamond League. iaaf.org. Retrieved on 2016-09-01.|Lausanne, Switzerland|30 June 2011|200 metres|20.63Jamaica outdoor 200 m list, 2002. Talawah.com (2015-04-17). Retrieved on 2016-09-01.Louisville, Kentucky>Louisville, United States|9 May 2002

Competition record

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100 metres{|class"wikitable"

! Event || Result (Pos) || City || DateCARIFTA Games>1997 CARIFTA Games 1st Final Bridgetown , 1997CARIFTA Games>1998 CARIFTA Games 3rd Final Port of Spain , 1998IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics>2000 IAAF World Junior Championships 5th Final Santiago de Chile 18 October 20002003 Pan American Games >Santo Domingo >| 6 August 2003Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres>2004 Olympic Games 6th Semi-Final Athens 22 August 20042005 IAAF World Championships >Helsinki >| 7 August 2005 2005 IAAF World Athletics Final >Monaco >| 10 September 2005 Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games>2006 Commonwealth Games DQ Semi-Final Melbourne 25 March 20062007 IAAF World Athletics Final>Stuttgart >| 22 September 2007Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres>2008 Olympic Games 6th Final Beijing 16 August 20082008 IAAF World Athletics Final>| 13 September 20082009 World Championships in Athletics>2009 World Championships 5th Semi-Final Berlin 16 August 20092009 IAAF World Athletics Final>Thessaloniki >| 12 September 2009">

4×100 metres relay{|class"wikitable"

! Event || Result || City || DateCARIFTA Games>1998 CARIFTA Games 2nd Final Port of Spain , 1998Tampa >| 11 July 1999IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics>1999 World Youth Championships 1st Final Bydgoszcz 17 July 1999Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games>2002 Commonwealth Games 2nd Final Manchester 31 July 20022003 Pan American Games >| 6 August 20032003 World Championships in Athletics>2003 World Championships DQ Final Paris 31 August 20032004 Summer Olympics>2004 Olympic Games 4th Semi-Final Athens 22 August 20042005 World Championships in Athletics>2005 World Championships 4th Final Helsinki 13 August 2005Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games>2006 Commonwealth Games 1st Final Melbourne 25 March 2006Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay>2008 Olympic Games DQ Final Beijing 22 August 2008 2009 World Championships in Athletics>2009 World Championships 1st Final Berlin 22 August 2009 (File:Sport records icon CR.svgChampionship Record)Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay>2012 Olympic Games 1st Final London 11 August 2012 (File:Sport records icon WR.svgWorld Record) (File:Sport records icon OR.svgOlympic Record)

Time progression in the 100 m

{{col-start}}{{col-break|width=50%}}{|class="wikitable"! Year || Time || Windspeed || City || Date| 18 October| 5 MayLouisville, Kentucky>Louisville 9 May| 30 MayAustin, Texas>Austin 1 June| 14 JuneGateshead >| 11 June Rieti >| 9 September| 16 August| 27 June| 28 AugustLausanne >| 30 June| 29 June| 3 July| 25 June{{col-break}}(File:Mfraterprogression.gif|400px|thumb|left|The progression of Frater's 100 m seasons' best times, till 2008){{col-end}}

References

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External links

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