Cydonie Mothersille

Cydonie Mothersille
Personal information
Born (1978-03-19) 19 March 1978
Jamaica
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 12 in)
Weight 57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
Country  Cayman Islands
Updated on 22 July 2012.

Cydonie Camille Mothersille (born 19 March 1978) is a female track and field athlete from the Cayman Islands.

Mothersille was born in Jamaica in 1978 and moved to Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands at age 7. While in high school, she was discovered by her high school's physical education teacher Evelyn Rockette and began her track career.

In 2011, Cydonie was the highest paid athlete from the Cayman Islands (male or female) making $85,000 (USD).[1]

Career

Mothersille began competing for the Cayman Islands by competing in the CARIFTA Games, where she performed extremely well. In 1996, she was awarded the Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the 1996 CARIFTA Games.[2][3]

She is a competitor in the 100 m, which was once her speciality. While in college she competed in the 100 m, 200 m, 4 × 100 m relay and 4 × 400 m relay for Clemson University. She was a part of the Clemson All American 4 x 100 and 4 x 400 team.

Mothersille is married to Ato Stephens.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  Cayman Islands
1992 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Nassau, Bahamas 8th 200 m 27.12 w
1993 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Fort-de-France, Martinique 8th 100 m 12.52   (−0.6 m/s)
1994 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Bridgetown, Barbados 3rd 100 m 11.97
2nd 200 m 24.31
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 8th 100 m 12.1   (−0.4 m/s)
2nd 200 m 24.8   (−2.3 m/s)
World Junior Championships Lisbon, Portugal 27th (h)[4] 200m 24.65 (wind: +1.0 m/s)
1995 CARIFTA Games (U-20) George Town, Cayman Island 3rd 100 m 11.72
3rd 200 m 23.83
1996 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Kingston, Jamaica 1st 100 m 11.35   (0.9 m/s)
1st 200 m 23.77   (−4.4 m/s)
Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 6th (h) 100 m 11.61   (0.6 m/s)
World Junior Championships Sydney, Australia 6th 100m 11.51 (wind: +0.6 m/s)
11th (qf)[5] 200m 24.20 (wind: -3.1 m/s)
1997 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Bridgetown, Barbados 1st 100 m 11.54   (0.0 m/s)
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 6th (h) 100 m 11.87   (−1.5 m/s)
2000 NACAC U-25 Championships Monterrey, Mexico 3rd 100m 11.83 (wind: -1.6 m/s)
2nd 200m 23.72 (wind: -3.1 m/s)
Olympic Games Sydney 4th (h) 100 m 11.38   (−0.4 m/s)
4th (h) 200 m 22.78   (0.2 m/s)
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 3rd 200 m 22.88   (−0.3 m/s)
2003 World Championships Paris, France 7th (sf) 200 m 23.07   (−0.2 m/s)
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 5th (sf) 200 m 22.76   (1.1 m/s)
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 8th 200 m 23.00   (0.2 m/s)
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 8th 200 m 23.08   (1.7 m/s)
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, PR China 8th 200 m 22.68   (0.6 m/s)
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 4th (sf) 200 m 22.80   (0.3 m/s)

External links

References

  1. http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/7858737/floyd-mayweather-united-states-best-paid-athlete-espn-magazine
  2. Carifta Games Magazine, Part 2 (PDF), Carifta Games 2011, retrieved 12 October 2011
  3. Carifta Games Magazine, Part 3 (PDF), Carifta Games 2011, retrieved 12 October 2011
  4. Did not show in the quarterfinal.
  5. Did not show in the semifinal.
  6. Summer Success for Cydonie, retrieved 31 March 2012
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