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Deon Hemmings

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Deon Marie Hemmings (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 400 m 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 400 m Hurdles and 4 × 400 m Relay (together with Sandie Richards, Catherine Scott-Pomales and Lorraine Graham). Hemmings also won a Silver medal in the 1994 Commonwealth Games, a Bronze Medal in the 1995 World Athletics Championships, a Silver in the 1997 World Athletics Championships, and a Bronze in the 1999 World Athletics Championships, all in the 400 m Hurdles. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Deon Hemmings is the 3,354th most popular athlete (up from 3,523rd in 2024), the 95th most popular biography from Jamaica (up from 102nd in 2019) and the 24th most popular Jamaican Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Deon Hemmings ranks 3,354 out of 6,025. Before her are Ricardo Santos, Rumyana Neykova, Amy Mbacké Thiam, Gerda Weissensteiner, Steve Riddick, and Ioamnet Quintero. After her are Domingos Castro, Artur Partyka, Ingo Appelt, Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, Gary Anderson, and Sybille Schmidt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Deon Hemmings ranks 768. Before her are Javier Castillejo, Josef Polig, Doris Fitschen, Samantha Ferris, Alex James, and Radka Denemarková. After her are Dave Abbruzzese, Grant Shapps, Ric Roman Waugh, Charlotte Coleman, Irshad Manji, and Camelia Macoviciuc-Mihalcea.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Deon Hemmings ranks 95 out of 189. Before her are Toni-Ann Singh (1996), Grace Jackson (1961), Rohan Marley (1972), Sizzla (1976), Tayna Lawrence (1975), and Melaine Walker (1983). After her are Bert Cameron (1959), David Weller (1957), Donald Sangster (1911), Devon Morris (1961), Michael Blackwood (1976), and Heavy D (1967).

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Among ATHLETES In Jamaica

Among athletes born in Jamaica, Deon Hemmings ranks 24. Before her are Ray Stewart (1965), Nesta Carter (1985), Linford Christie (1960), Grace Jackson (1961), Tayna Lawrence (1975), and Melaine Walker (1983). After her are Bert Cameron (1959), Devon Morris (1961), Michael Blackwood (1976), Mark Boswell (1977), Michael Frater (1982), and Beverly McDonald (1970).

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