Michelle
Jenneke is in Top 10 AskMen.com's Most Desirable Women 2013 in the world.
Michelle Jenneke was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She recently
became an internet sensation, as the �Dancing Hurdler�, after footage of her
pre-race warm-up dancing was captured at a 100 metres hurdles heat at the 2012
Junior World Championships in Barcelona and went viral. One version of the video
has amassed more than 19 million views on YouTube. The footage has since been
broadcast on media outlets worldwide.
Michelle trains at the Cherrybrook Athletics Club in the 100 metres hurdles and
sprint events. Career highlights so far include winning a Silver medal in the
100 metres hurdles at the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games and coming third in
the 100 metres hurdles at the 2011 Australian Open Track & Field Championships.
In the 100 metres hurdles, Jenneke is the reigning NSW Open Champion and current
Australian Junior Champion.
Michelle competes in the 100 meter high hurdles for Australia. The most notable
finishes in international events so far include a 5th place finish at the IAAF
World Junior Championships in 2012, and a second place finish at the Youth
Olympic Games in 2010 when she was 17 years old.
Michelle "Shelly" Jenneke was born on 23rd June 1993. She is an Australian
hurdler, who won a silver medal for the 100 m hurdles at the 2010 Summer Youth
Olympics. She received worldwide media attention in 2012 for her pre-race
warm-up, which involved dancing. Jenneke was born in Kenthurst, New South Wales,
Australia. She attended The Hills Grammar School. In one interview, she
described her hobbies as Australian rules football, soccer and handball.
Jenneke has trained with coach Mick Zisti as a hurdler from the age of 10 at the
Cherrybrook Athletics Club. She competed at the Canberra hosted 2008 Pacific
School Games in the 90 and 200 metres hurdles. In March 2010, Jenneke finished
1st in the 100 m hurdles and broke the Australian record in the women's sprint
medley relay at the 2010 Australian Junior Championships. She competed in the
2011 Pirtek Athletic Allstars event. In July 2010, Jenneke was in Australia's
team at the 2010 Singapore Youth Olympic Games, running the 100 m hurdles and
the women's medley relay. In the hurdles, she came second with a time of 13.56
and setting a personal best after winning her heat, and the medley relay team
came fourth. Her medal was the first Australia won at the Games in athletics.
In 2011, she competed at the New Zealand hosted Cooks Classic. At the 2011
Australian Junior Championships, she had a first place hurdles finish in the
under-20 group. In April 2011 she competed at the 89th Australian Athletics
Championships and finished third in the 100 m hurdles behind world champion
Sally Pearson. On 15 July 2012, Jenneke finished fifth in the 2012 IAAF World
Junior Championships 100 m hurdles. After the competition, a video of her 100 m
hurdles taken during the heats race, which was subsequently posted on a video
sharing site, raised her profile around the world.
In July 2012 videos of Jenneke dancing during her pre-race warm up before the
100 m hurdles race at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics in
Barcelona went viral on YouTube. One clip received 19 million views by the
following week and was featured on the American late night talk show, The
Tonight Show. In January 2013 Jenneke was ranked tenth on AskMen.com's 99 Most
Desirable Women 2013. She was one of the athletes featured in the 2013 Sports
Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.
Unfortunately, Jenneke -- who finished fifth in the 2012 IAAF World Junior
Championships 100-meter hurdle event -- hasn't been able to make much of a
splash on the track recently because of a hamstring injury. It's still been a
busy year, however, with the athlete making time for a Sports Illustrated shoot,
a viral comedy bit and apparently some fun in the sun.
Michelle Jenneke Personal bests: 100m Hurdles 13.39 Seconds on June 23rd, 2012
National Medals
First Place � Gold
2009 Australian All Schools Championships (U18 4x100m Relay)
2010 Australian Junior Championships (U18 100m Hurdles)
2010 Australian Junior Championships (U18 4x100m Relay)
2011 Australian Junior Championships (U20 100m Hurdles)
2012 Australian Junior Championships (U20 100m Hurdles)
Michelle
Jenneke is in Top 10 AskMen.com's Most Desirable Women 2013 in the world.
Unfortunately, Jenneke -- who finished fifth in the 2012 IAAF World Junior
Championships 100-meter hurdle event -- hasn't been able to make much of a
splash on the track recently because of a hamstring injury. It's still been a
busy year, however, with the athlete making time for a Sports Illustrated shoot,
a viral comedy bit and apparently some fun in the sun.