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Michelle Jenneke is model hurdler who does ‘jiggling’ dance ritual before every race and is in Commonwealth Games
JIGGLING Michelle Jenneke could steal the show at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham with her moves.
The Australian athlete, 29, gets underway in the heats of the Women's 100m hurdles next Friday.
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Jenneke, a former model who recently graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Engineering, has built up a huge online following of more than 500,000 fans.
But it's not just for her ability to get over the hurdles that's made her so popular.
She's become famous for her 'jiggling' dance ritual, which she performs before every race after first showing off as a junior in 2012.
Jenneke also had a strong fanbase from her modelling career.
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The proud Aussie has had to endure several setbacks in her career, from disappointing at the Rio 2016 Olympics to a three-year injury lay-off.
Jenneke has suffered from hamstring, ankle and back injuries but was back with a bang at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon earlier this month.
First the Aussie posted a time of 12.84 seconds in the heats - her fastest time in seven years.
She then topped that season best with a personal best of 12.66 in the semi-final, but her 11th place was not enough to see her into the final.
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Jenneke was delighted with her performance nonetheless and coincidentally her semi-final time bettered the winning time of Tobi Amusan at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Amusan remains the woman to beat after winning gold in the World Championships with a blistering time of 12.06 - but Jenneke will be hopeful of pushing for a podium place.
She did exactly that in 2018 finishing fourth behind Jamaican's Yanique Thompson in third and Danielle Williams in second, who also won silver in Oregan.
Announcing her participation in Birmingham, the hurdler said: “This one is special. To be back representing my country after a few years of injury is honestly pretty unbelievable.
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“Huge thank you to my team who stuck with me during some tough moments and have made this season possible. Proud to be back in the green & gold at my 3rd Comm Games.”
Should she make it onto the podium over the next week, expect her to crack out some more dance moves.
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