Michelle-Lee Raquel Ahye (pronounced ah-ee) (born 10 April 1992) is a Trinidadian sprinter. She was the gold medallist at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the women's 100 metres.
She was part of Trinidad and Tobago's squad that finished fourth in the women's 4 × 100 m relay at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, while running a national record time of 42.50 seconds in the heats.T&T women’s relay team sets national record
She was born in Port of Spain but lives in the community of Carenage with her mother, Raquel Ahye. She attended Carenage Girls' Government Primary School where her talent of running was discovered, with the help of her Physical Education teacher, Ms. Akowe. She then furthered her career by running in the Milo Games where she proved herself to be one of the best runners in her age group.Michelle-Lee Ahye. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2015-04-26.
She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Ahye won the Trinidad & Tobago National T&F Championships 100m title in both 2013 and 2014. In 2013, Ahye traveled to Moscow, Russia to compete at the IAAF World Outdoor T&F Championships, representing her country of Trinidad & Tobago. In the winter of 2014, Ahye traveled to Sopot, Poland representing Trinidad & Tobago at the IAAF World Indoor T&F Championships in the women's 60m dash. In the finals, Ahye set a new National Record for 60 meters by running 7.10 seconds and placing 6th overall.
In the 2014 outdoor season, Ahye burst onto the worldwide professional Track and Field scene by running at personal best 10.85 in the 100m, winning 12 of 13 races and ranking third in the world by Track and Field News. Ahye placed 1st in the 100m event at the Lausanne Diamond League meet on July 3, 2014, running 10.98. Michelle then traveled to the Glasgow Diamond League meet in Scotland, and defeated the defending 100m Olympic Champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica by running 11.01 on July 12, 2014. Ahye was also victorious in several other world-class T&F meets in Guadeloupe, Ponce Puerto Rico, Paris France and Switzerland. On Sept 13, 2014 Ahye placed 2nd at the Continental Cup in Marrakech Morocco for the Americas Team.
She was part of the Trinidad and Tobago team that won the bronze medal in the at the 2015 World Championships.
She competed at the Olympics again in 2016, reaching the finals of the 100 and 200 m, and helping the Trinidad and Tobado team into the final of the relay.
Ahye won the first ever gold medal for a female Trinidadian track and field athlete at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.
Ahye is coached by Fritzroy "Eric" Francis in Houston, Texas and managed by Stellar Athletics.
In January 2020, Ahye was issued with a two-year ban backdated to April 2019 for an anti-doping rule violation for whereabouts failures (three missed tests).
She is openly lesbian. In 2023, she married Canadian sprinter Crystal Emmanuel-Ahye. That year, she also won the bronze medal at the Pan American Games.
In 2024, she competed at the Olympics again.
International competitions 2018Commonwealth GamesGold Coast, Australia1st100 m11.14
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