Crystal Emmanuel-Ahye (born November 27, 1991) is a Canadian sprinter who specialises in the 200 metres. She is the Canadian champion in both the 100 m and 200 m as of July 2018. Crystal also holds the 200 m record for Canada, having broken a record that stood for 34 years.[6][7] She competed in this event at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics, but was eliminated in the semi-finals.[2][3][8] At the 2013 World Championships in Athletics, she was eliminated in the heats after being disqualified for a lane infringement.

Crystal Emmanuel-Ahye
Emmanuel-Ahye at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1991-11-27) November 27, 1991 (age 32)
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada[1][2]
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 m, 200 m
ClubFlying Angels Track Club[4]
Coached by[4]
Charles Allen[5]
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima 4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto 4×100 m relay
North American, Central American and Caribbean Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Toronto 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Toronto 100 m
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Toronto 4×100 m relay
Jeux de la Francophonie
Gold medal – first place 2013 Nice 200 m

She has also run as part of the Canadian 4 × 100 m relay team, and is part of the team that holds the Canadian record.[6] Set at the 2015 World Championships, Emmanuel-Ahye ran the first leg of the relay.[7] It broke the Canadian record set at the 2013 World Championships, where Emmanuel-Ahye also ran the lead off leg.[7]

When Emmanuel-Ahye won the 100 and 200 m titles at the Canadian Championships in 2011, she was the first woman to win both events since 2003.[7] She repeated the feat in 2016, 2017 and 2018.[9] Her race in the 200 m final at the 2017 World Championship was the first time a Canadian woman ran in the World Championship 200 m final since 1983.[9]

Her 100 m personal best was set at the 2018 NANAC Championships.[9]

Her mother Rosalind Emmanuel competed internationally for Barbados in athletics in the 1980s.[4]

She is married to Trinidadian and Tobagonian sprinter Michelle-Lee Ahye.[10]

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Canada
2009 Pan American Junior Championships Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 4th 100 m 11.59
4 × 100 m relay DQ
2010 World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 11th (sf) 200 m 23.96
2012 NACAC U23 Championships Irapuato, Mexico 3rd 100 m 11.43
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 21st (sf) 200 m 23.28
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 200 m DQ
6th 4 × 100 m relay 43.28
Jeux de la Francophonie Nice, France 1st 200 m 23.63
4th 4 × 100 m relay 45.66
2014 World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 1st (B) 4 × 100 m relay 43.33
Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 9th (sf) 100 m 11.43
11th (sf) 200 m 23.46
4th 4 × 100 m relay 43.33
2015 World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 4th 4 × 100 m relay 42.85
Pan American Games Toronto, Ontario, Canada 10th (sf) 100 m 11.26 (w)
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 43.00
World Championships Beijing, China 27th (h) 100 m 11.33
28th (h) 200 m 23.22
6th 4 × 100 m relay 43.05
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 16th (sf) 60 m 7.23
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 28th (h) 100 m 11.43
23rd (sf) 200 m 23.05
7th 4 × 100 m relay 43.15
2017 World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 12th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 44.98
World Championships London, United Kingdom 11th (sf) 100 m 11.14
7th 200 m 22.60
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 18th (sf) 60 m 7.27
Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 5th 200 m 22.70
NACAC Championships Toronto, Canada 3rd 100 m 11.11
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 43.50
2019 World Relays Yokohama, Japan 4 × 100 m relay DQ
Pan American Games Lima, Peru 7th 100 m 11.41
4th 200 m 22.89
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 43.37
World Championships Doha, Qatar 19th (sf) 100 m 11.29
9th (sf) 200 m 22.65
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 16th (sf) 100 m 11.21
18th (sf) 200 m 23.05
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 39th (h) 100 m 11.48
10th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 43.09
NACAC Championships Freeport, Bahamas 6th 100 m 11.25

Personal bests

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Outdoor

Indoor

References

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  1. ^ "Crystal Carly-Kristen Emmanuel". 2014 CWG bio. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Crystal Emmanuel. sports-reference.com
  3. ^ a b "Crystal Emmanuel". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on August 26, 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "Crystal Emmanuel". nbcolympics.com. Archived from the original on September 20, 2016.
  5. ^ "Crystal Emmanuel". 2018 CWG bio. Archived from the original on May 1, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Crystal Emmanuel". worldathletics.org. Archived from the original on February 11, 2023. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d "Crystal Emmanuel". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. Archived from the original on January 31, 2023. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  8. ^ "Canadians Bingham, Emmanuel fail to qualify for women's 100m final". Sportsnet. July 31, 2021. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  9. ^ a b c "Crystal Emmanuel". Athletics Canada. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  10. ^ Holmes, Jon. "Michelle-Lee Ahye, Crystal Emmanuel-Ahye are married Olympians". OutSports. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
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