Levern Donaline Spencer became Saint Lucia’s first ever Pan Am Games champion on Wednesday, clearing 1.94m to take gold in women’s high jump at York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Spencer, a bronze medallist in 2007, had a clean card up until 1.91m, with compatriot Jeannelle Scheper and Caribbean competitors Priscilla Frederick and Akela Jones in hot pursuit.
Scheper, struggling with injury of late, could only manage 1.88m for fifth. Jones set a Barbados national record of 1.91 for bronze, Frederick set an Antigua-Barbuda national record of 1.91 for silver.
Spencer, just turned 31, cleared 1.94 earlier this month in Madrid, and she did it again in Toronto to top the all-Caribbean podium. Saint Lucia has only ever had three Pan Am medals, two from Levern.
Team Saint Lucia has now completed competition at the Pan Am Games.
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Awwwww. #champion #champion #758 proud
Congrats Lavern . You are our Champion ...........
Excellent, congrats-A job well Done!!Roleeee modelll Girls and boys!!!
CONGRATULATIONS LAVERN!!!!!Very proud of you.
BIG UP GIRL STILL REMEMBER OUR DAYS IN ESS GLAD TO C U SOARING TO HIGHER HEIGHTS BIG UP JEANNELLE ASWELL 2 FROM LUCIA WE COMING 4 DEM NEXT OLYMPICS MADDDD
Dear Ms Spencer,
Congratulations you have represented Saint Lucia superbly again!!!!
"The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand." Vince Lombardi
Dear Government of Saint Lucia,
Please put some of our tax dollars towards do something to honor Ms. Spencer on her latest achievement.
Con grats job well done
Big up yourself......
we are so proud of you! well-done Spencer!
OUR BRONZE QUEEN STRIKES GOLD. GOOD.
Congratulations Levern. Perseverance is the key. Well done!
I care too, and didn't expect anything less than GOLD !!!! You go girl !!!!
Levern Congratsssssssssssss!! on a job well done.. well deserving...to Ms. Scheper Hats off as well!! You both make us proud!! muaaaaahhhhhhhh~!!!
We in Canada care it will be hot at work tonight Lucian to the blood
Congrats you make us a proud nation continue the good work
I think it about time we name a street or a park after Levern Spencer.
Congrats girl very proud of you , you make the world know us.
From Canada we want to congratulate Levern Spencer a great representative of St. Lucia and her winning the Gold Medal today. Boy that girl can jump!
Wow a pan am gold medal!!! wow I'm soo impressed chpzz
big up Levern. big up st lucia..............
Big up
Congrats Levern! You made us Lucians proud. Big up!
Congrats Levern!Well done
Congrats!
St Lucians are fantastic 🙂
Great job my girl. This proves that instead of removing all your clothes to jump up in the streets of Castries;You may as well leave them on and jump for GOLD
congrats. this could be a step towards Olympic gold one day. mayb not by Levern but the future athletes of SLU.
Congrats and I care idiot
Who ask u that???? Who cares if you care??
Lol @ and
Wow! Congratulations Leverne. I am so happy for her.
Congratulations!!!!!!!!