Charmaine Howell

{{short description|Jamaican middle-distance runner}} {{Use British English|date=March 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}} {{Infobox sportsperson | image = | imagesize = | caption = | nationality = | sport = Track and field |disability = |disability_class = | event = | club = | coach = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|3|13|df=y}} | birth_place = Trelawny Parish, Jamaica | death_date = | death_place = | retired= | height = | weight = | pb = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's Athletics}} {{MedalCountry | {{JAM}} }} {{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}} {{MedalSilver|2000 Sydney|4x400m relay}} {{MedalCompetition|CAC Junior Championships (U20)}} {{MedalSilver |1994 Port of Spain | 800 m}} {{MedalCompetition|CAC Junior Championships (U17)}} {{MedalBronze |1990 Havana | 1200 m}} {{MedalBronze |1990 Havana | 4x400 m relay}} {{MedalCompetition|CARIFTA Games <br> Junior (U20)}} {{MedalGold |1993 Fort-de-France | 4x400m relay}} {{MedalGold |1994 Bridgetown | 1500m}} {{MedalSilver |1993 Fort-de-France | 800m}} {{MedalSilver |1993 Fort-de-France | 1500m}} {{MedalBronze |1994 Bridgetown | 800m}} {{MedalCompetition|CARIFTA Games <br> Youth (U17)}} {{MedalSilver |1990 Kingston |800m}} {{MedalSilver |1990 Kingston |1500m}} {{MedalBronze |1991 Port of Spain | 400m}} {{MedalBronze |1991 Port of Spain | 800m}} }}

'''Charmaine L. Howell''' (born 13 March 1975) is a retired Jamaican athlete who specialized in the 800 metres.

==Career==

She competed at the 2000 Olympics, being knocked out in the semi-final. She also ran for the Jamaican 4 x 400 metres relay team in the heats and could therefore receive an Olympic silver medal after Lorraine Graham, Deon Hemmings, Sandie Richards and Catherine Scott-Pomales finished second in the final.

Her personal best time over 800 metres was 1:59.61 minutes, achieved in June 2001 in Portland.

Since retiring, Charmaine has become a Financial Counselor and Zumba Instructor.

== Achievements == {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes|class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size: 90%;}} |- !colspan="6"|Representing {{JAM}} |- |rowspan = "5"|1990 |rowspan = "2"|CARIFTA Games (U-17) |rowspan = "2"|Kingston, Jamaica |bgcolor=silver|2nd |800 m |2:12.64 |- |bgcolor=silver|2nd |1500 m |4:46.86 |- |rowspan = "3"|Central American and Caribbean<br>Junior Championships (U-17) |rowspan = "3"|Havana, Cuba |4th |800 m |2:14.74 |- |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |1200 m |3:37.69 |- |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |4x400 m relay |3:54.57 |- |rowspan = "2"|1991 |rowspan = "2"|CARIFTA Games (U-17) |rowspan = "2"|Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |400 m |57.90 |- |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |800 m |2:13.80 |- |rowspan = "3"|1993 |rowspan = "3"|CARIFTA Games (U-20) |rowspan = "3"|Fort-de-France, Martinique |bgcolor=silver|2nd |800 m |2:11.94 |- |bgcolor=silver|2nd |1500 m |4:41.86 |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |4x400 m relay |3:35.76 |- |rowspan = "4"|1994 |rowspan = "2"|CARIFTA Games (U-20) |rowspan = "2"|Bridgetown, Barbados |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |800 m |2:11.91 |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |1500 m |4:44.46 |- |Central American and Caribbean Junior<br>Championships (U-20) |Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |bgcolor=silver|2nd |800 m |2:09.1 |- |World Junior Championships |Lisbon, Portugal |9th (h) |4×400m relay |3:39.58 |- |1997 |Central American and Caribbean Championships |San Juan, Puerto Rico |bgcolor=silver|2nd |4 × 400 m relay |3:32.28 |- |1998 |Central American and Caribbean Games |Maracaibo, Venezuela |6th |800 m |2:09.69 |- |rowspan = "6"|1999 |rowspan=2|Central American and Caribbean Championships |rowspan=2|Bridgetown, Barbados |bgcolor=gold|1st |800 m |2:03.85 |- |bgcolor=gold|1st |4x400 m relay |3:30.00 |- |rowspan=2|Pan American Games |rowspan=2|Winnipeg, Canada |9th (h) |800 m |2:04.65 |- |4th |4x400 m relay |3:30.76 '''SB''' |- |rowspan = "2"|World Championships |rowspan = "2"|Seville, Spain |33rd (h) |800 m |2:04.73 |- |7th (h) |4x400 m relay |3:27.78 '''SB''' |- |rowspan = "2"|2000 |rowspan = "2"|Olympic Games |rowspan = "2"|Sydney, Australia |13th (sf) |800 m |2:00.63 |- |bgcolor=silver|2nd |4 x 400 m relay |3:25.65 '''SB''' (h) |- |rowspan = "2"|2002 |rowspan = "2"|Commonwealth Games |rowspan = "2"|Manchester, United Kingdom |13th (sf) |800 m |2:04.15 |- |1st (h) |4x400 m relay |3:31.99 |}

==External links== *{{sports links}}

==References==

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