Tayna Lawrence (born 17 September 1975 in Spanish Town, Jamaica) is a Track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica. She is an Olympic gold medalist in the 4 x 100 meter relay race. Lawrence graduated from Florida International University, in Miami, Florida, USA. She sustained a leg injury and had to undergo surgery in 2003, missing the World Championships in Paris. She was severely hampered by a series of stress fractures in 2001, which ruled her out of the World Championships. Personal bests * Marion Jones, the American athlete who finished in first place, was stripped of her gold medal in October 2007 following a doping scandal. Ekaterini Thanou, the Greek athlete who finished second place, was later suspended for two years following various scandals at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Videos Flotrack Videos of Tayna Lawrence References 1975 births Living people People from Spanish Town Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Florida International University alumni Jamaican female sprinters Olympic athletes of Jamaica Olympic gold medalists for Jamaica Olympic silver medalists for Jamaica Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Olympic female sprinters 20th-century Jamaican women 21st-century Jamaican women