Deon Hemmings
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Full name | Deon Marie Hemmings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 9 October 1968 (1968-10-09) (age 55)[1] Saint Ann, Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Deon Marie Hemmings CD (born 9 October 1968 in Saint Ann, Jamaica) is a former female 400 metres hurdler.
Hemmings was the first ever Jamaican woman to win an Olympic Gold when she won the 400m Hurdles at the 1996 Olympics breaking the Olympic record which stood to 2004. Hemmings also won two silver medals at the 2000 Olympics in the 400m Hurdles and 4 × 400 m Relay (together with Sandie Richards, Catherine Scott-Pomales and Lorraine Graham).[2]
Hemmings also won a Silver medal in the 1994 Commonwealth Games, Bronze Medal in the 1995 World Athletics Championships, Silver in the 1997 World Athletics Championships and Bronze in the 1999 World Athletics Championships all in the 400m Hurdles.
Hemmings retired in 2003 and married Michael McCatty in 2004.
References
- ^ Deon Hemmings at World Athletics
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Deon Hemmings". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
Full name: Deon Marie Hemmings
External links
- Deon Marie Hemmings at Olympics.com
- Deon Hemmings at Olympedia
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Preceded by | Women's 400m Hurdles Best Year Performance 1996 | Succeeded by |
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- 1961: Joy Foster
- 1962: Monica DeSouza
- 1963–64: Una Morris
- 1965: Sarah Newland
- 1966: Carmen Smith
- 1967: Monica DeSouza
- 1968: Frances Noble
- 1969: Audrey Reid
- 1970–71: Marilyn Neufville
- 1972: Audrey Reid
- 1973: Andrea Bruce
- 1974: Belinda Phillips
- 1975: Andrea Bruce
- 1976: Vivalyn Latty-Scott
- 1977: Helen Blake
- 1978: Leleith Hodges
- 1979–80: Merlene Ottey
- 1981: Jacqueline Pusey
- 1982–85: Merlene Ottey
- 1986: Grace Jackson
- 1987: Merlene Ottey
- 1988: Grace Jackson
- 1989–91: Merlene Ottey
- 1992: Juliet Cuthbert
- 1993–95: Merlene Ottey
- 1996: Deon Hemmings
- 1997: Michelle Freeman
- 1998: Sandie Richards
- 1999: Beverly McDonald
- 2000: Deon Hemmings / Lorraine Fenton
- 2001: Lorraine Fenton
- 2002–03: Brigitte Foster-Hylton
- 2004: Veronica Campbell-Brown
- 2005: Trecia-Kaye Smith
- 2006: Sherone Simpson
- 2007: Veronica Campbell-Brown
- 2008: Veronica Campbell-Brown / Melaine Walker
- 2009: Brigitte Foster-Hylton
- 2010–11: Veronica Campbell-Brown
- 2012–13: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
- 2014: Alia Atkinson
- 2015: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
- 2016: Elaine Thompson
- 2017←18: Alia Atkinson
- 2019: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce