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'''Melaine Walker''' '''[[Order of Distinction|O.D]]''' (born 1 January 1983, [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]]) is a [[Jamaica]]n [[400 metres hurdles|400 metres hurdler]].
==Biography==
Walker won the Jamaica national championships in 54.70 seconds, narrowly beating new-comer [[Kaliese Spencer]] and qualifying for her first [[World Championships in Athletics]].<ref>Foster, Anthony (2009-06-28). [http://www.iaaf.org/WCH09/news/kind=100/newsid=51359.html Bolt 9.86 and Fraser 10.88; Walker and Phillips excel over hurdles - JAM Champs , Day 2]. [[IAAF]]. Retrieved on 2009-06-28.</ref>▼
▲Walker is a past student of the [[St. Jago High School]]. She won Gold at the [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing Olympics]] in a new Olympic record time of 52.64 seconds. Walker won the Jamaica national championships in 54.70 seconds, narrowly beating new-comer [[Kaliese Spencer]] and qualifying for her first [[World Championships in Athletics]].<ref>Foster, Anthony (2009-06-28). [http://www.iaaf.org/WCH09/news/kind=100/newsid=51359.html Bolt 9.86 and Fraser 10.88; Walker and Phillips excel over hurdles - JAM Champs , Day 2]. [[IAAF]]. Retrieved on 2009-06-28.</ref>
On 20 August 2009, she set the second fastest time in history of 52.42 seconds to win the women's 400m hurdles final at the [[2009 World Championships in Athletics|2009 World Championships]] in Berlin. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/8213194.stm|title=Walker storms to 400m hurdle gold |date=2009-08-20|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=2009-08-20}}</ref>▼
▲On 20 August 2009, she set the second fastest time in history of 52.42 seconds to win the women's 400m hurdles final at the [[2009 World Championships in Athletics|2009 World Championships]] in Berlin. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/8213194.stm|title=Walker storms to 400m hurdle gold |date=2009-08-20|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=2009-08-20}}</ref>
==Achievements==
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