Michelle Jenneke "The Beautiful Dancing Hurdler" Biography and Video

July 27, 2012

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Michelle "Shelly" Jenneke (born 23 June 1993) is an Australian hurdler who won a silver medal for the 100m hurdles at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. In July 2012 she received worldwide media attention for her pre-race warm-up dancing.

Background

Jenneke was born in Kenthurst, New South Wales, Australia. She attended The Hills Grammar School.

Athletics

Jenneke trained as a hurdler from the age of 10 at the Cherrybrook Athletics Club. She competed at the Canberra hosted 2008 Pacific School Games in the 90 metre and 200 metre hurdles.

In March 2010, Jenneke finished 1st in the 100m hurdles and broke the Australian record in the women's sprint medley relay at the 2010 Australian Junior Championships.She competed in the 2011 Pirtek Athletic Allstars event. In July 2010, Jenneke was in Australia's team at the 2010 Singapore Youth Olympic Games, running the 100 metres hurdles and the women's medley relay. In the hurdles, she came second with a time of 13.56 and setting a personal best after winning her heat, and the medley relay team came fourth. Her medal was the first Australia won at the Games in athletics.

In 2011, she competed at the New Zealand hosted Cooks Classic. At the 2011 Australian Junior Championships, she had a first place hurdles finish in the under-20 group. In April 2011 she competed at the 89th Australian Athletics Championships and finished third in the 100 metres hurdles behind world champion Sally Pearson.

On 15 July 2012, Jenneke finished fifth in the 2012 IAAF World Junior Championships 100 metres hurdles. After the competition, a video on her 100 metres hurdles time trial taken during the heats race, which was subsequently posted on a video social networking site, raised her profile around the world.

Career highlights

• 1st place (100m hurdles) - 2010 Australian Junior Championships
• 1st place (4x100m medley relay) - 2010 Australian Junior Championships (Australian record)
• 2nd place (100m hurdles) - 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, Singapore
• 4th place (4x100m medley relay) - 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, Singapore
• 3rd place (100m hurdles) - 2011 Australian Championships
• 5th place - (100m hurdles) 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics, Barcelona, Spain

Video of Michelle Jenneke sexy warm up dance at Junior World Championships in Barcelona 2012

source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Jenneke

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