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| Born | November 12, 1968 |
| Alma mater | Louisiana State University |
| Sport | |
| Country | United States |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | 100 m hurdles |
Dawn Bowles-Fitch (born November 12, 1968) is a retired American track and field athlete who specialized in the 100 meters hurdles. [1] She represented her country at three outdoor and one indoor World Championships. In addition she won the gold at the 1993 Summer Universiade. Later in life she worked as the head coach for Neptune High School's track and field team. [2]
Her personal bests are 12.84 seconds in the 100 meters hurdles (+0.6 m/s, Stuttgart 1993) and 7.95 seconds in the 60 meters hurdles (Atlanta 1997).
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing the  United States | |||||
| 1991 | Pan American Games | Havana, Cuba | 4th | 100 m hurdles | 13.24 |
| World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 22nd (h) | 100 m hurdles | 13.41 | |
| 1993 | World Indoor Championships | Toronto, Canada | 9th (sf) | 60 m hurdles | 8.23 |
| Universiade | Buffalo, United States | 1st | 100 m hurdles | 13.16 | |
| World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 6th | 100 m hurdles | 12.90 | |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 20th (h) | 100 m hurdles | 13.11 |
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