# Heather Samuel > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Heather_Samuel > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Heather_Samuel.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heather_Samuel > Source revision: 1331832012 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Infobox sportsperson | image = | imagesize = | caption = | nationality = | sport = [Track and field](/source/Track_and_field) |disability = |disability_class = | event = | club = | coach = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|7|6|df=y}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | retired= | height = | weight = | pb = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's [athletics](/source/Athletics_(sport))}} {{MedalCountry| {{ATG}} }} {{MedalCompetition|[CARIFTA Games](/source/CARIFTA_Games) Junior (U20)}} {{MedalGold |[1989 Bridgetown](/source/1989_CARIFTA_Games)|100m}} {{MedalCompetition|[Pan American Games](/source/Pan_American_Games)}} {{MedalBronze| [1995 Mar del Plata](/source/1995_Pan_American_Games) | [100 metres](/source/Athletics_at_the_1995_Pan_American_Games)}} {{MedalCompetition|[Central American and Caribbean Games](/source/Central_American_and_Caribbean_Games)}} {{MedalSilver|[2002 San Salvador](/source/Athletics_at_the_2002_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Games)|100 metres}} {{MedalBronze|[2002 San Salvador](/source/Athletics_at_the_2002_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Games)|200 metres}} }} '''Heather Barbara Samuel''' (born 6 July 1970) is a retired [sprinter](/source/sprint_(running)) from [Antigua and Barbuda](/source/Antigua_and_Barbuda) who specialized in the [100](/source/100_metres) and [200 metres](/source/200_metres). In 1990 she won two medals at the [Central American and Caribbean Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_1990_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Games) with a silver medal in the 100 metres and a bronze medal in the 200 metres.[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/cacgw.htm Central American and Caribbean Games (Women)] - GBR Athletics Samuel was a sprinter/jumper at [Murray State University](/source/Murray_State_University) in [Murray, Kentucky](/source/Murray%2C_Kentucky) from 1991 to 1994; in 2004 she was selected for the Murray State Athletics Hall of Fame.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ox1BAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eagMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2206,1227003&dq=heather-samuel+murray-state&hl=en "Western trying to sell 5,000 season tickets"], ''[Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press) at [The Harlan Daily Enterprise](/source/The_Harlan_Daily_Enterprise)'', May 28, 1992.[http://www.goracers.com/sports/2009/7/23/218299508.aspx "Murray State Athletics Hall of Fame"] (accessed March 17, 2011). Her World Championships debut came in 1993, when she competed in 100 and 200 m at the [1993 World Championships](/source/1993_World_Championships_in_Athletics). She did not reach the final in either event. In May that year she had achieved a career best time over the 100 m, clocking 11.20 seconds in [Indianapolis](/source/Indianapolis%2C_IN). In May the next year she clocked a career best time of 23.20 over 200 metres in [Atlanta](/source/Atlanta%2C_GA). In 1995 she became Central American and Caribbean Champion for the only time.[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/caccw.htm Central American and Caribbean Championships (Women)] - GBR Athletics She again competed in two events at the [World Championships](/source/1995_World_Championships_in_Athletics), again without reaching the final, and repeated this at the [1997 World Championships](/source/1997_World_Championships_in_Athletics). In 1999 she made her debut at the [World Indoor Championships](/source/1999_IAAF_World_Indoor_Championships), and only competed in the 100 metres at the [World Championships](/source/1999_World_Championships_in_Athletics) the same year. She competed in the 100 m as well as her last world-level 200 m at the [2000 Summer Olympics](/source/2000_Summer_Olympics), and in the 60 m at the [2001 World Indoor Championships](/source/2001_IAAF_World_Indoor_Championships), again without reaching the final round. However, she repeated her success from 1990 at the [Central American and Caribbean Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2002_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Games), once again winning a silver and a bronze medal. In 2003, she reached the 60 m semi-final at the [2003 World Indoor Championships](/source/2003_IAAF_World_Indoor_Championships), which was her best result in a global athletics event. Unsuccessful participations at the [2003 World Championships](/source/2003_World_Championships_in_Athletics) and the [2004 Summer Olympics](/source/2004_Summer_Olympics) followed. She has not competed since 2004. ==Achievements== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes|class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size: 90%;}} |- !colspan="6"|Representing {{ATG}} |- |rowspan=2|2002 |rowspan=2|[Central American and Caribbean Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2002_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Games) |rowspan=2|[San Salvador](/source/San_Salvador), [El Salvador](/source/El_Salvador) |bgcolor=silver|2nd |100m |[11.44](/source/Athletics_at_the_2002_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Games_%E2%80%93_Results) '''w''' (wind: 2.3 m/s) |- |bgcolor="cc9966"|3rd |200m |[24.13](/source/Athletics_at_the_2002_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Games_%E2%80%93_Results) (wind: 0.0 m/s) |}In 2025, Samuel was awarded a Women of Wadadli and Wa’Omoni Award in the category of Sport.{{Cite web |date=2025-03-03 |title=Seventeen women hounoured for their contributions to national development ahead of International Women’s Day |url=https://antiguanewsroom.com/seventeen-women-hounoured-for-their-contributions-to-national-development-ahead-of-international-womens-day/ |access-date=2026-01-08 |website=Antigua News Room |language=en-US}} == References == {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{sports links}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Samuel, Heather}} Category:1970 births Category:Living people Category:Antigua and Barbuda women sprinters Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic athletes for Antigua and Barbuda Category:Murray State University alumni Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for Antigua and Barbuda Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists for Antigua and Barbuda Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Category:Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Antigua and Barbuda Category:Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Antigua and Barbuda Category:Competitors at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games Category:Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Category:Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games Category:Olympic women sprinters Category:Murray State Racers women's track and field athletes --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Heather Samuel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heather_Samuel) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heather_Samuel?action=history)). 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