How did Noah Lyles' girlfriend Junelle Bromfield perform at Paris Olympics 2024? All about Jamaican's performance in the Summer Games

By Marie Amani

Modified Aug 11, 2024 15:41 GMT

Junelle Bromfield made her Olympic debut in the 400m at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Bromfield competed in the mixed 4x400m relay too, for the second time after representing Jamaica in the event at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

Opening her Olympic campaign, Junelle Bromfield competed in the first round of the mixed relay. She ran in the second leg of the relay, splitting 51.04s to hand over the baton to Zandrion Barnes who clocked an impressive 44.64s.

The anchor leg saw Ann McPherson split 49.97s to secure them a fourth position, earning them a slot in the final. The Jamaicans clocked a national record time of 3:11.06 as Team USA claimed the win and broke the world record in a time of 3:07.41.

France and Belgium finished second and third, clocking respective national record times of 3:10.60 and 3:10.74. Joining Jamaica in the final was team Poland who finished fifth, qualifying as the fastest losers.

The second round saw Great Britain claim top honors in a national record time of 3:10.61 as the Netherlands and Italy finished second and third in 3:10.81 and 3:11.59 respectively.

Going into the final, Bromfield ran in the second leg, producing the slowest time among her compatriots. Reheem Hayles, competing in the first leg, clocked 45.47 to hand over the baton to Bromfield who clocked 50.95.

She handed over the baton to Barnes whose split was 45.11 with McPherson completing the cycle in 50.14. Team Jamaica crossed the finish line fifth in a time of 3:11.67, missing out on a podium place. The Netherlands won the race in 3:07.43 as the USA and Great Britain finished second and third in 3:07.74 and 3:08.01 respectively.

Going into her event, the 400m where she was making her Olympic debut, Junelle Bromfield looked strong in the first round. Competing in heat six, Bromfield clocked 51.36 to finish third and secure her slot in the final.

Rhasidat Adeleke and Alexis Holmes finished first and second, clocking respective times of 50.09 and 50.35. Going into the semifinal, Bromfield was placed in one of the toughest heats, going up against former world champion Salwa Eid Naser and Adeleke.

Naser won the race, clocking 49.08 as Adeleke came in second in a time of 49.95. Bromfield could only afford an eighth-place finish in 51.93 to miss out on a slot in the final. The women’s 400m final was won by Marileidy Paulino who registered an Olympic record of 48.17 as Naser came in second in 48.53.

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Junelle Bromfield applauds Noah Lyles for beating Kishane Thompson in men’s 100m final at Paris Olympics

Junelle Bromfield applauds Noah Lyles for beating Kishane Thompson in men’s 100m final at Paris Olympics- Source: Getty Images

Junelle Bromfield applauded Noah Lyles for his win in the men’s 100m final at the Paris Olympics.

Lyles was crowned Olympic champion after he struck a personal best time of 9.79s to cross the finish line ahead of Kishane Thompson and Fred Kerley who clocked 9.79 and 9.81 to finish second and third respectively.

Applauding her boyfriend, Bromfield wrote on her Instagram handle:

"The double is alive."

However, Noah Lyles could not attain his dream of securing a double after reportedly contracting COVID-19. He finished third behind Letsile Tebogo and Kenny Bednarek in the men’s 200m final.

Noah Lyles was a no-show in the men’s 4x100m relay team that was disqualified for baton exchange missteps between Christian Coleman and Bednarek.