Sole Frederick
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| Nationality | Trinidad and Tobago | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 January 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 200m: 23.02 (2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sole Frederick (born 3 January 2006) is a sprinter who runs for Trinidad and Tobago. She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[1]
Early life
[edit]She attended Druid Hills High School in Atlanta, Georgia.[2] She was announced as joining the University of Georgia on scholarship in 2023.[3]
Career
[edit]Competing at the 2023 CARIFTA Games, in Nassau, Bahamas, she won silver medals as part of the Trinidad and Tobago 4x100m and 4x400m relay teams.[4] She won bronze in the mixed 4x100m at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games hosted at the Hasely Crawford Stadium.[5]
In February, Sole established an indoor national junior 200m record of 23.55 seconds.[6] At the 2024 CARIFTA Games in Grenada 2024, Sole won silver medals in the 200m, and as part of the 4x100m relay team.[7] Sole won the 200m national championship in June 2024 and ran a personal best of 11.43 seconds in the 100m on 29 June at the National Championships at the Hasely Crawford Stadium.[8]
On 8 August 2024, she ran as part of the Trinidad and Tobago 4x100m relay team at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Her twin sister Sanaa Frederick is also a sprinter.[10] In March 2024, the sisters signed a Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) deal with Adidas.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sole Frederick". World Athletics. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ Brock, Mark (7 August 2024). "Druid Hills High alums Sanaa and Sole Frederick track stars set for Paris Olympics". ocgnews. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "University of Georgia Welcomes Trinidad and Tobago Sprint Twins Sanaa and Sole Frederick". Track Alerts. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "T&T's Carifta stars on course for Olympic push". guardian.co.tt. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Sole and Sanaa - T&T's sprint twins". guardian.co.tt. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ Laurence, Kwame (March 29, 2024). "CARIFTA Confidence". Trinidad Express. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Trinidad and Tobago golden on final day at Carifta Games". newsday.co.tt. 1 April 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ Ramphal, Vidia (July 20, 2024). "Sole Frederick - 2024 Olympic Profiles". loopnews. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Atlanta's 'Turbo Twins' compete for Trinidad & Tobago in Paris Olympics relay". llalive.com. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Seeing Double: Here's a Look at Sets of Twins Making Olympic History". newsweek. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ Jacks, Bradley (March 12, 2024). "Trinidad & Tobago's Frederick twins announce NIL deal with Adidas". Sportsmax. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
