Athletics Hero: Michael Frater

Full name: Michael Frater
Nationality: Jamaican
Club: MVP Track & Field Club
Coach: Stephan Francis
Height: 1.70 m
Weight: 67 kg
Date of birth: October 6, 1982
Place of birth: Manchester, Jamaica
Events: 100m, 200m, 4x100m
Personal Bests: 100m – 9.97 ; 200m – 20.63 ; 4x100m - 37.10 WR.

Michael Frater is a sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres. Frater is the younger of two sons of Lyndell and Monica Frater. He is a member of the MVP (Maximising Velocity and Power) Track & Field Club based at the University of Technology (U-Tech), Kingston, and is coached by Stephen Francis.

His elder brother Lindel, was a sprinter who represented Jamaica at the 2000 Olympic Games.

Frater won a silver medal at the 2005 World Championships and a gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games for the event.

He has also been successful as part of the Jamaican 4 × 100 metres relay team, setting the world record and Olympic record at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He has teamed up with the 4x100m national squad at 2009 World Championship to win gold. He also won gold in the relay at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.