Veronica Campbell-Brown

Who is Veronica Campbell-Brown?

Veronica Campbell-Brown C.D is a Jamaican track and field sprint athlete, who specializes in the 100 and 200 meters. A seven-time Olympic medalist, she is the second woman in history to win two consecutive Olympic 200 m events, after Bärbel Wöckel of Germany at the 1976 and 1980 Olympics. Campbell-Brown is one of only nine athletes to win world championships at the youth, junior, and senior level of an athletic event.

On 14 June 2013 it was reported that Campbell-Brown had tested positive for diuretics, and was provisionally suspended from competition. In February 2014, Campbell Brown was cleared of all drug charges by the Court of Arbitration for Sport and was allowed to resume competition.