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News20 Jun 1999


Jamaican sprinter Cuthbert retires

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Jamaican sprinter Juliet Cuthbert, who won two silver medals at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, has retired after failing to make her country's team for this year's world championship.

The tearful Cuthbert, 35, made the announcement Sunday after placing fifth in both sprint events at Jamaica's national trials over the weekend. The trials were held to select a delegation to the world event August 20 in Seville, Spain.

"This is the end of the road for me,'' said Cuthbert, who made the final of both sprint races at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, where she resides.

Cuthbert enjoyed her best success 1992 when she finished in the runner-up spot to Americans Gail Devers and Gwen Torrence in the 100-meters and 200-meters, respectively.

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