FRASER-PRYCE Shelly-Ann

General
LAST DANCE
She feels her last major competition before retiring could be the 2022 World Championships in Eugene, OR, United States of America. "That could definitely be my last major and my last competition altogether. For a lot of my family and friends, it's very expensive for them to travel to Tokyo [2020 Olympic Games] but knowing the world championships would be in Oregon, it is right there so a lot of them were excited. Some of my family have never seen me compete internationally, what a way to wrap things up. I take it a year at a time, I don't get to get too ahead of myself, and I want to enjoy it, savour the moment, and continue to create history." (skysports.com, 25 Apr 2020)

ATHLETE AND MOTHER
Her son Zyon was born two months premature in 2017 and was delivered by emergency C-section. She had made detailed plans about how she would return to training, but the procedure had affected her core muscles and it was another six months before she could lift any weight on her back. She was also unsure how she would combine being a full-time mother to Zyon as well as a full-time athlete, but she went on to claim gold in the 100m at the 2019 World Championships in Doha, Qatar. "Sometimes you get asked questions of how you maintain the work ethic, and I say that every year it gets harder and harder. Coming back from having a baby was a different level of work and commitment that I had to put in to get to that point. It is a huge accomplishment for me knowing that whatever I put my mind to mentally, I am ready. Anything is possible. I'm excited to help women understand we are not limited. Having a baby does not stop us going for gold." (telegraph.co.uk, 19 Dec 2019)

BUSINESS OWNER
In 2013 she founded Chic Hair Ja, a beauty parlour in Kingston, Jamaica. She is also known for her flamboyant hairstyles, having competed at major tournaments such as the world championships with her hair coloured green and pink. "I love experimenting with hair and that's why I established the hair salon. My coach says I like hair more than running and he's right because I get so excited to colour my hair, especially for championships. I have a hair line and shampoo, conditioner, soaps - the whole works. It's a big passion for me, I believe that your hair's an accessory and you can do so many things to it." (telegraph.co.uk, 27 Nov 2019; bbc.co.uk, 22 Sep 2019; jamaica-gleaner.com, 11 Aug 2013)

FOUNDATION
She founded the Pocket Rocket Foundation in Jamaica to provide academic scholarships to student athletes. She was inspired to set up the organisation after growing up in the Waterhouse area of Kingston, where there were high levels of crime and violence. "Waterhouse was one of the poorest communities in Jamaica. A really violent place, overpopulated, children having children, a lot of crime. My mother wouldn't let me go outside. I didn't become just another Waterhouse statistic but someone who could uplift the community, who showed something good could come from anywhere in Jamaica. Even the ghetto." (pocketrocketfoundation.org, 01 Jan 2020; telegraph.co.uk, 29 Oct 2009)

SANCTION
She tested positive for the prohibited substance oxycodone at the 2010 Diamond League event in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. She claimed the failed test was because of medication she was taking for toothache. She was banned from the sport for six months by the International Association of Athletics Federations [IAAF], becoming eligible to return to competition in January 2011. (usatoday30.usatoday.com, 29 Apr 2011; bbc.co.uk, 06 Oct 2010; bbc.co.uk, 09 Jul 2010)

She became the first female Jamaican sprinter to win a gold medal in the 100m at the Olympic Games when she was victorious at the 2008 Games in Beijing. (SportsDeskOnline, 21 Jan 2020; loopjamaica.com, 27 Dec 2019; olympic.org, 27 Oct 2019)

She is the first athlete, either male or female, to have won four gold medals in the 100m at the world championships. She claimed victory in the event in 2009, 2013, 2015, and 2019. (SportsDeskOnline, 21 Jan 2020; loopjamaica.com, 27 Dec 2019; olympic.org, 27 Oct 2019)

In 2013 she became the first female athlete to win gold in the 100m, 200m, and 4x100m at the same edition of the world championships when she achieved the feat in Moscow, Russian Federation. (SportsDeskOnline, 31 Jan 2020; pocketrocketfoundation.org, 01 Sep 2013)