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Michael Frater O.D (born 6 October 1982) is a Jamaican retired sprinter who specialised in the 100 metres event. He 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 2012 London Olympics and 2008 Beijing Olympics. He also won gold in the relay at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and took silver in the 2002 edition.
Frater attended Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. Frogs in the Olympics . Texas Christian University (2008-08-04). Retrieved on 2009-03-17. He is a member of the MVP (Maximising Velocity and Power) Track & Field Club based at the University of Technology, Jamaica (U-Tech), Kingston, and is coached by Stephen Francis.
Frater won gold at the CARIFTA Games, winning the Under-17 100 m in 11.07. CARIFTA Games Under 17 list. Gbrathletics.com. Retrieved on 2016-09-01.
Eight days later Frater won a gold medal at the World Youth Championships. 4x100 m relay 99 World Youth Championships. iaaf.org He ran the second leg on the 4 × 100 m relay, the team's winning time 40.03 setting a new World Youth (under 18) record. World Youth (Under 18 Best Performance. Gbrathletics.com. Retrieved on 2016-09-01.
Running for Boyd Anderson High School in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, he won the Florida state championship in the 100 m, and was selected as the Gatorade Outstanding High School Track Athlete for the state. Michael Frater – Training for greatness. jamaica-gleaner.com (26 February 2006)
In October, Frater finished fifth in the 100 m at the IAAF World Junior Championships in a personal best 10.46 100 m final IAAF WJC 2000. iaaf.org and again fifth when running the first leg of the 4 × 100 m relay in 40.07. 4x100 m final IAAF WJC 2000. iaaf.org
On 1 June Frater finished fourth in the 100 m at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships, running 10.40 in a −2.7 headwind.
In July at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester Frater finished seventh in semi-final 1 of the 100 m event. He then ran the first leg of the Jamaican 4 × 100 m relay team that won a silver medal, the Jamaican team finishing with the same time as England, in 38.62 s.
Frater finished third in the 100 m at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships, earning all-American honors. TCU's Frater and Edwards Earn All-America Honors. Conferenceusa.cstv.com. Retrieved on 2016-09-01.
In early August at the Pan American Games, Frater finished second in the 100 m in 10.21 Day 2 results, 2003 Pan American Games. Usatf.org. Retrieved on 2016-09-01. He ran the first leg of the 4 × 100 m relay; the Jamaican team finished fourth recording 39.08. Frater was awarded the gold medal for the 100 m and the bronze for the 4 × 100 m relay a week later PAN AMERICAN GAMES; Sprinter Tests Positive, Costing U.S. Two Golds. New York Times (2003-08-13). Retrieved on 2016-09-01. when Americans Mickey Grimes tested positive for the stimulant ephedrine, Grimes fails doping test. Rediff.com. Retrieved on 2016-09-01. resulting in the disqualification of Grimes and the US relay team.
Three weeks later at the World Championships in Paris, Frater was eliminated, running in the quarter finals of the 100 m heat immediately following Jon Drummond's on-track protest for disqualification, finishing sixth posting 10.25. 100 m quarter final results 2003 World Championships. iaaf.org He helped the 4 × 100 m relay team qualify second quickest 4x100 m semi final 2003 World Championships. iaaf.org for the final, running the third leg in the semi-final. In the final the baton exchange was not executed cleanly between Dwight Thomas and Frater, resulting in a DNF for the team. 4x100 m relay final 2003 World Championships. iaaf.org
On 12 June Frater finished second in 10.059 to Tyson Gay 10.051 at the NCAA Division 1 Outdoor Track & Field Championships at the University of Texas. TCU's Frater Misses Gold By .008 Seconds. Conferenceusa.cstv.com. Retrieved on 2016-09-01. NCAA Division I outdoor Championships. Flashresults.com. Retrieved on 2016-09-01. As a member of the TCU relay team he finished fourth in the 4 × 100 m event. 4x100 m relay 2003 NCAA Division 1 Championships. Flashresults.com. Retrieved on 2016-09-01.
Frater was knocked out in the first semi-final of the 100 m sprint at the 2004 Athens Olympics, finishing sixth in 10.29 into a −1.6 m/s headwind. Athens 100 m semi-final results. iaaf.org He ran the anchor leg on the 4 × 100 m relay in the heats, but did not get the chance to run for a medal as the Jamaican team failed to qualify for the final, with a season best 38.71 fourth-place finish in their heat. 4x100 m heat results Athens Olympics. iaaf.org
In the 2005 World Championships, he won the silver medal in the 100 m with 10.05, finishing second to American Justin Gatlin, 100 m final 2005 World Championships. iaaf.org who was subsequently banned from competition in 2006 for four years after testing positive for testosterone or its precursor.Shipley, Amy (1 January 2008) Gatlin Loses Fight, Receives 4-Year Doping Ban. Washingtonpost.com. Retrieved on 2016-09-01. The Jamaican 4 × 100 m relay team, anchored by Frater, failed to gain a medal in the final, finishing fourth by .001 to the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team. 4x100 m relay final 2005 World Championships. iaaf.org
Although he qualified for the 100 m at the 2005 World Athletics Final in Monaco, Frater did not start the race. 100 m result 2005 World Athletics Final. iaaf.org
Frater withdrew from competing in the Jamaica International Invitational on 6 May, his coach citing financial issues and "disrespect" Frater pulls out of meet. jamaica-gleaner.com (6 May 2006)
In June, Frater won the 100 m in 10.18 at the JAAA National Championships, succeeding Asafa Powell as Jamaica National Champion. 2006 JAAA National Championships He and his brother Lindel are the only brothers to win the 100 m event at the national championships.National Champions 100 m
In June at the National Championships on a day highlighted by Veronica Campbell-Brown's emphatic victory in the female 100 m in a world-leading time of 10.89, Frater failed to qualify for the Osaka World Championships when he clocked a less than impressive 10.46. His only chance was left up to the final semi-final of the day but the exploits of talented schoolboy Yohan Blake (10.19) pushed Nesta Carter to run a blistering 10.17 thus making the third heat the fastest heat of the day. This meant that the World Championships silver medalist was out of the finals and as a result did not make the Jamaican team to Osaka.
On 28 July Frater clocked 9.95 at the 4th Gran Premio Internacional de Atletismo Gobierno de Aragon held in Zaragoza, Spain. The wind for the race was an illegal 3.7 m/s. Six men below 10-seconds in windy Zaragoza. Sprintic.com. Retrieved on 2016-09-01.
Frater finished third in the 100 m at the 2007 World Athletics Final, Stuttgart, in 10.11 100 m result 2007 World Athletics Final. iaaf.org
He finished sixth in the Olympic 100 m final setting a personal best of 9.97 seconds.
Frater won a gold medal in Beijing, running the second leg of the 4 × 100 m relay. The relay team of Carter, Frater, Bolt and Powell set a new world record of 37.10, with Frater recording a split time of 9.01 seconds for his leg. (USATF High Performance Registered Split Analysis). The gold medal was later rescinded by the IOC on 25 January 2017, after a retest of Frater's teammate Nesta Carter found the presence of the prohibited substance methylhexaneamine.
In a Jamaican sweep of the medal positions led by Asafa Powell and Nesta Carter, Frater again finished third in the 100 m at the World Athletics Final, Stuttgart, in 10.10 100 m result 2008 World Athletics Final. iaaf.org
One week later Frater won the 100 m at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix on 20 September, the first official event of the IAAF 2009 Grand Prix series. 2008 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix 100 m result. iaaf.org
Frater was honoured in a homecoming celebration in Jamaica and received an Order of Distinction (Officer Rank) in recognition of his achievements at the Olympics. Welcoming home our Olympians. jamaica-gleaner.com (5 October 2008)
On 7 March, Frater was inducted into the Boyd Anderson Ring of Honor.Lyon, Fabian (2009-03-06) Boyd Anderson to induct Frater into ring of honor. Miami Herald
On 16 April Frater was nominated for the Laureus World Team of the Year award, as a member of the 2008 Jamaica Olympic Sprint Team. 2009 Laurens nominees . Laureus.com. Retrieved on 2016-09-01. Nominee 2009 – Laureus World Team of the Year. Laureus.com. Retrieved on 2016-09-01. Two days later Frater ran a leg of the 4 × 100 m at the UTech Track and Field Classic at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica. The teams winning 38.46 clocking was a new meet record.Foster, Anthony (19 April 2009) MVP shine in 4x100m. jamaica-gleaner.com UTECH Track & Field Classic Men 4x100 Meter Relay College&Inv result 4/18/2009. utech.edu.jm Frater also ran the 200 m at the event, finishing fourth in 20.96 UTECH Track & Field Classic Men 200 Meter Dash College&Inv 4/18/2009. utech.edu.jm
Frater next competed at the Penn Relays on 25 April. He ran the second leg of the 4 × 100 m relay. Asafa Powell on the fourth leg pulled up and finished ninth in 41.24 2009 Penn Relays Results Men 4x100. pennrelaysonline.com A report in the Jamaica Observer on the morning of the event indicated that Powell had injured his ankle in training and was not expected to run.Raynor, Kayon (25 April 2009) Asafa drops out! 'Injured' sprinter shuns relay, could run 100m at Penns today. jamaicaobserver.com
At the Guadeloupe International Invitational On 1 May, Frater placed third in the 100 m in 10.39 2009 Results Guadeloupe International Invitational. athleregionguadeloupe.fr On 8 May he finished second in 10.15 at the Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix. 100 m result Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix 2009. iaaf.org He finished eighth at the Reebok Grand Prix held in New York City at Icahn Stadium on 30 May. 100 m results 2009 Reebok Grand Prix. reebokgrandprix.com At the Prefontaine Classic eight days later he finished sixth. 2009 Prefontaine Classic Grand Prix – 6/7/2009. runnerspace.com
Frater showed a spectacular return to form at the Jamaica National Trials, finishing third in the 100 m in 10.02 (−0.2 m/s wind), qualifying for the World Championships in Berlin.Foster, Anthony (2009-06-28). Bolt 9.86 and Fraser 10.88; Walker and Phillips excel over hurdles – JAM Champs, Day 2. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-06-28.
Following the National Championships Frater did not compete in the IAAF Diamond League events.
| 60 metres | 6.64 Jamaica indoor list, 2002. Talawah.com (2016-02-18). Retrieved on 2016-09-01. | Ames, Iowa, United States | 1 March 2002 |
| 100 metres | 9.88 IAAF Diamond League. iaaf.org. Retrieved on 2016-09-01. | Lausanne, Switzerland | 30 June 2011 |
| 200 metres | 20.63 Jamaica outdoor 200 m list, 2002. Talawah.com (2015-04-17). Retrieved on 2016-09-01. | Louisville, United States | 9 May 2002 |
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