Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce ended her World Athletics Championship career with a silver medal in Tokyo, Japan on Sunday (21 September 2025).
Fraser-Pryce led off Jamaica’s women’s 4x100m relay team in a head-to-head with USA’s individual sprint double winner Melissa Jefferson-Wooden. The 38-year-old certainly held her own, handing over to Tia Clayton in a share of the lead.
But a sluggish handover from Clayton to twin sister Tina perhaps cost Jamaica their chance of gold with Jonielle Smith unable to catch Sha’Carri Richardson on the anchor leg. USA won in 41.75 with Jamaica just four-hundredths of a second behind, as Germany took bronze.
From nine World Championships, Fraser-Pryce has 10 golds, six silvers, and one bronze medal. Only Allyson Felix (20) has won more medals although the ‘Mommy Rocket’ holds the record for most individual golds with six.
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