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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

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Deon Hemmings has received more than 63,849 page views. Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Deon Hemmings is the 3,570th most popular athlete (down from 2,677th in 2019), the 103rd most popular biography from Jamaica (down from 94th in 2019) and the 28th most popular Jamaican Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Deon Hemmings ranks 3,570 out of 6,025. Before her are Torri Edwards, Steve Riddick, Olena Kostevych, Maria Magdalena Dumitrache, Natasa Dusev-Janics, and Tibor Gécsek. After her are Noor Alam, Dalilah Muhammad, Neeraj Chopra, Marian Oprea, Christine Prinsloo, and Atom.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Deon Hemmings ranks 791. Before her are Titus Corlățean, Richard Patrick, Meshell Ndegeocello, Ben Shenkman, Alex Ferns, and Julia Sawalha. After her are Bettany Hughes, Laila Lalami, Carlos Morales, Glenroy Gilbert, Todd Stashwick, and Adrian Lester.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Deon Hemmings ranks 103 out of 189. Before her are Barrington Levy (1964), Leon Bailey (1997), Shericka Jackson (1994), Ray Stewart (1965), Marlon James (1970), and Hansle Parchment (1990). After her are Shabba Ranks (1966), Chris Gayle (1979), Shereefa Lloyd (1982), Buju Banton (1973), Ian Goodison (1972), and Tayna Lawrence (1975).

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Among ATHLETES In Jamaica

Among athletes born in Jamaica, Deon Hemmings ranks 28. Before her are Grace Jackson (1961), Bert Cameron (1959), Juliet Cuthbert (1964), Shericka Jackson (1994), Ray Stewart (1965), and Hansle Parchment (1990). After her are Shereefa Lloyd (1982), Tayna Lawrence (1975), Sherone Simpson (1984), Beverly McDonald (1970), Sandie Richards (1968), and Nickel Ashmeade (1990).

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