Michael L. McDonald (born 17 March 1975 in Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica) is a Jamaican runner who competed mainly in the 400 metres.
Career He competed for Jamaica at the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta, United States where he won the bronze medal in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay with his teammates Roxbert Martin, Greg Haughton and Davian Clarke.
A brother of Beverly McDonald, he won a gold medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in the 4 × 400 metres relay event and broke the Commonwealth Games record.
Notes Both at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics held in Athens, Greece, and at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics held in Sevilla, Spain, the Jamaica 4 × 400 team won originally the bronze medal, but the USA 4 × 400 team, which originally finished first in 4 × 400 m relay, was disqualified in 2008 due to Antonio Pettigrew confession of using human growth hormone and EPO between 1997 and 2003. Therefore, the silver medal was later awarded to the team from Jamaica.
International competitions Representing 1991CARIFTA Games (U-17)Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago1st800 m1:56.023rd1500 m4:20.81992CARIFTA Games (U-20)Nassau, Bahamas6th800 m1:58.591993CARIFTA Games (U-20)Fort-de-France, Martinique1st800 m1:51.431st4 × 400 m relay3:10.26Central American and Caribbean GamesMaracaibo, Venezuela2nd4 × 400 m relay3:03.261994CARIFTA Games (U-20)Bridgetown, Barbados4th200 m21.751st400 m47.021st4 × 400 m relay3:09.47Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago1st400 m46.2World Junior ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal1st400 m45.832nd4 × 400 m relay3:04.121995Pan American GamesMar del Plata, Argentina8th400 m46.212nd4 × 400 m relay3:02.11World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden2nd4 × 400 m relay2:59.881996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States12th (sf)400 m45.483rd4 × 400 m relay2:59.421997World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece13th (sf)400 m45.742nd4 × 400 m relay2:56.75 NR1998Central American and Caribbean GamesMaracaibo, Venezuela2nd4 × 400 m relay3:03.26Commonwealth GamesKuala Lumpur, Malaysia1st4 × 400 m relay2:59.03 GR1999Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsBridgetown, Barbados1st400 m45.212nd4 × 400 m relay3:03.82Pan American GamesWinnipeg, Canada1st4 × 400 m relay2:57.97 GRWorld ChampionshipsSeville, Spain22nd (qf)400 m45.872nd4 × 400 m relay2:59.342000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia3rd4 × 400 m relay3:04.85 (h)2001World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada3rd (h)400 m45.0212002Central American and Caribbean GamesSan Salvador, El Salvador2nd4 × 400 m relay3:05.40 1Did not finish in the semifinals
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Picture of Michael McDonald
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