Barbara Pierre

Barbara Pierre

Pierre at the 2012 World Indoor Championships in Istanbul.
Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	April 28, 1987 Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Residence	Knightdale, North Carolina
Sport
Sport	Track & Field
Event(s)	60 meters, 100 meters
College team	St. Augustine
Medal record World Indoor Championships 2016 Portland 60 m Pan American Games 2015 Toronto 4×100 m relay 2011 Guadalajara 100 m 2011 Guadalajara 4×100 m relay 2015 Toronto 100 m

Pierre at the DécaNation in 2014

Barbara Pierre (born April 28, 1986)^[nb] is a Haitian-born American track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for the United States. Her specialty is the 60-meter dash and the 100-meter dash. She had her highest world ranking in 2013, when she was the fourth fastest sprinter in the world over 100 m with her personal best of 10.85 seconds.^[1]

Pierre represented Haiti at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 100 m sprint and placed fourth in her first round heat, which normally meant elimination. However, her time of 11.52 was among the ten fastest losing times, resulting in a second round spot. There she failed to qualify for the semi finals as her time of 11.56 was the fifth time of her race.^[2]

At the 2015 Pan American Games, she set the games record of 10.92 seconds in the preliminary round. In the final, she was slightly slower and went home with the bronze medal.^[3]

Personal records

• 50-meter dash – 6.22 (2012)
• 60-meter dash – 7.00 (2016)
• 100-meter dash – 10.85 (2013)
• 200-meter dash – 23.23 (2010)
• 200-meter dash indoor – 23.62 (2010)

Haitian national records

• 100-meter dash – 11.18 (2009) NR
• 60-meter dash – 7.18 (2010) NR

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2008	NACAC U23 Championships	Toluca, Mexico	4th	100 m	11.45
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Cali, Colombia	3rd	100 m	10.40
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	31st (q-finals)	100 m	11.56
2011	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico	2nd	100 m	11.25
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	43.10
2012	World Indoor Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	4th	60 m	7.14
2015	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	3rd	100 m	11.01
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	42.58
	NACAC Championships	San José, Costa Rica	1st	100m	11.12 (wind: -0.1 m/s)
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	42.24

See also

• List of Haitian Americans

Notes

• ^nb The IAAF lists Pierre's birth year as 1986,^[4] but other sources state the year as 1987.^[5][6]

References

1. 100 Metres - women - senior - outdoor - 2013. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-07-27.
2. Athlete biography: Barbara Pierre, beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 28, 2008
3. Robinson, Javier Clavelo (2015-07-23). Henderson jumps world-leading 8.52m at Pan American Games. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-07-27.
4. Barbara Pierre. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-07-27.
5. Barbara Pierre. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-07-27.
6. Barbara Pierre. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2015-07-27.

External links

• Barbara Pierre profile at IAAF