Beverly McDonald (born 15 February 1970) is a Jamaican sprinter. Her accomplishments include winning the silver medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 2000 Olympics and the gold medal in the same event at the 2004 Olympics. She also won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 200 m race, after Marion Jones was disqualified in 2007 due to doping violations, although it would take until the 2024 Summer Olympics for McDonald to be presented with the actual bronze medal.
McDonald first competed for the Barton Cougars track and field team in the NJCAA. She was an All-American sprinter for the TCU Horned Frogs track and field team, placing runner-up in the 100 m and 200 m at the 1993 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Beverly McDonald is the sister of Michael McDonald.
Personal bests 100 metres – 10.99 (1998) 200 metres – 22.22 (1999)
Achievements Representing 1985CARIFTA Games (under-17)Bridgetown, Barbados1st100 m11.992nd200 m24.221986CARIFTA Games (under-17)Les Abymes, Guadeloupe1st100 m11.851st200 m23.901987CARIFTA Games (under-20)Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago1st100 m11.541st200 m23.401988CARIFTA Games (under-20)Kingston, Jamaica2nd100 m11.621st200 m23.7World Junior ChampionshipsSudbury, Canada7th100 m11.74 (wind: -0.4 m/s)6th4 × 100 m relay45.041991World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan 1st4 × 100 m relay41.94Pan American GamesHavana, Cuba 3rd100 m11.52 1st4 × 100 m relay43.791995World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden 2nd4 × 100 m relay42.251997World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece 2nd4 × 100 m relay42.101998Central American and Caribbean GamesMaracaibo, Venezuela 2nd100 m 11.361st200 m22.30 w1999World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain 2nd200 m22.22 3rd4 × 100 m relay42.15IAAF Grand Prix FinalMunich, Germany 3rd200 m22.642000Summer OlympicsSydney, Australia 3rd200 m22.352001World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada 3rd4 × 100 m relay42.40
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