Lindel Frater (born 13 November 1977 in Trelawny, Jamaica) is a former sprinter who specialised in the 60 metres and 100 metres events.
He competed at the 2000 Olympic Games, reaching the semi-finals in the 100 m and finishing fourth in the 4 × 100 metres relay as part of the Jamaican team which broke the national record.Lindel Frater Biography and Statistics. Sports-reference. Retrieved on 2009-03-17. He also competed in the 100 m at the 2001 World Championships, dropping out at the heat stage, and in the 60 m at the 2003 World Indoor Championships, where he reached the semi-finals.Biographies Frater Lindel. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-03-17.
He is the brother of Michael Frater who holds the world record in the 4 × 100 m relay event. He stated that Lindel "is like the biggest influence in my life in terms of track and field. He was there before anyone else and I looked up to him".Frater, little but tallawah. Sports Jamaica (2005-08-17). Retrieved on 2009-03-17.
Career 1995 Frater won the 100 m at the CARIFTA Games, in the Under-20 category. His winning time was 10.60.CARIFTA Games Under 20 list
1996 Frater successfully defended his 100 m title at the CARIFTA Games, winning in 10.50.
1998 Running for Tarleton State, Frater won the 100 m at the NCAA Division II Track & Field Championships, posting 10.37 into a -1.2 m/s headwind.Results NCAA Division II Championships He received All-American awards for the 100 m and 200 m.Tarleton Award Winners He won the Lone Star Conference Championship in the 100 m and 200 m, setting school records of 10.12 and 20.58 respectively and was awarded the title of Lone Star Conference Most Outstanding Track Athlete.
2000 Competing at the NCAA Division I Indoor Championships for Texas Christian University in March, Frater finished third in the 60 m.2000 NCAA Division I Indoor results
At the June NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships, Frater recorded a personal best 10.07 in the 100 m semi-final. 2000 NCAA Division I Outdoor Friday results He finished fourth in the final by one hundredth of a second, posting 10.20.2000 NCAA Division I Outdoor Saturday results
At the Sydney Olympics, Frater finished eighth in the first semi-final, running 10.43.100 m semi final Sydney Olympics Frater ran the first leg of the 4 × 100 m relay, his team setting a new National Record of 38.27 in the semi-final.4x100 m semi final Sydney Olympics In the final he ran the first leg and the team set another new National Record of 38.20 but finished fourth.4x100 m relay Sydney Olympics
2001 Frater was the 100 m Jamaica National Champion.National Champions 100 m
Frater was eliminated in the heats of the 100 m at the World Championships in Edmonton, running 10.57 into a -0.3 m/s headwind.100 m heats Edmonton World Championships
2003 At the World Indoor Championships Frater was eliminated in the 60 metres semi-finals, finishing fourth in his heat in 6.69.60 m semi final 2003 World Indoor Championships
End of career Injury forced Frater into early retirement in 2003. He had severe tendinitis in both knees. Frustrated by the inability to heal, Frater retired from competitive running. He now lives in Dallas, Texas.
Personal bests EventTime (seconds)VenueDate55 metres6.24Reno, Nevada, United States24 February 200160 metres6.61Colorado Springs, United States12 February 1999100 metres10.07Durham, North Carolina, United States2 June 2000200 metres20.66Shizuoka, Japan3 May 2003 All information taken from IAAF profile.
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