Debbie Parris-Thymes

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Debbie Parris-Thymes
Personal information
Born (1973-03-24) 24 March 1973 (age 52)
Trelawny Paris, Jamaica
Sport
Sport Track and field
Club Louisiana State Tigers
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2001 Edmonton 4 × 400 m relay
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Manchester 400 m hurdles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1994 Victoria 400 m hurdles
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Nassau 400 m hurdles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1993 Cali 400 m hurdles
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Maracaibo 4 × 400 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Maracaibo 400 m hurdles
Summer Universiade
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1993 Buffalo 400 m hurdles
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1990 Kingston 100 m hurdles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1990 Kingston Long Jump
CARIFTA Games (Under 17s)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1988 Kingston Long Jump

Debbie-Ann Parris-Thymes (born 24 March 1973 in Trelawny Parish) is a Jamaican athlete who mainly competes in the 400 metres hurdles event. She finished 4th in the 1996 Summer Olympics. She has also won medals in relay.

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Parris-Thymes ran track collegiately at Louisiana State University and was elected to the Louisiana State University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2017.[ citation needed ]

Personal bests

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
1988 CARIFTA Games (U17) Kingston, Jamaica 1stLong jump5.54 m
1990 CARIFTA Games (U20) Kingston, Jamaica 2nd100 m H14.1
1992 World Junior Championships Seoul, South Korea 8th400 m H 60.81
2nd4 × 400 m 3:32.68
1993 Central American and Caribbean Championships Cali, Colombia 2nd400 m H56.11
Universiade Buffalo, United States 1st400 m H 57.10
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 15th (sf)400 m H 57.83
1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 3rd400 m H 55.25
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 15th (h)400 m H 57.83
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 4th400 m H 53.97
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 5th400 m H 54.19
1998 Goodwill Games Uniondale, United States 2nd400 m H 54.49
Central American and Caribbean Games Maracaibo, Venezuela 3rd400 m H 55.15
2nd4 × 400 m 3:30.03
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 8th400 m H 56.24
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 5th400 m H 54.68
1st4 × 400 m 3:20.65
Goodwill Games Brisbane, Australia 4th400 m H 56.03
2nd4 × 400 m 3:24.87
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 2nd400 m H 55.24
2003 Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 7th400 m H 56.73
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 10th (sf)400 m H 54.99
2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships Nassau, Bahamas 1st400 m H 55.26
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 14th (sf)400 m H 55.96

Coaching career

Parris-Thymes has been an assistant coach for the LSU Lady Tigers track and field team from 2005–present. [1]

References

  1. Debbie-Ann Parris-Thymes at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg ; accessed August 26, 2017.