Devynne Charlton

Devynne Charlton

Charlton at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Devynne Ashtyn Charlton
Born	(1995-11-26) 26 November 1995 (age 29) Nassau, Bahamas [1]
Education	Purdue University [2]
Height	5 ft 3 in (160 cm) [3]
Sport
Country	Bahamas
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	100 metres hurdles, 100 metres
Medal record Women's athletics Representing the   Bahamas World Indoor Championships 2024 Glasgow 60 m hurdles 2025 Nanjing 60 m hurdles 2022 Belgrade 60 m hurdles Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham 100 m hurdles NACAC Championships 2022 Freeport 4x100 m relay 2022 Freeport 100 m hurdles Pan American Junior Championships 2011 Miramar 4×100 m relay 2011 Miramar 4×400 m relay CAC Junior Championships (Junior) 2014 Morelia 100 m hurdles 2014 Morelia 4×100 m relay CAC Junior Championships (Youth) 2010 Santo Domingo 4×100 m relay 2012 San Salvador 4×100 m relay 2012 San Salvador 100 m 2012 San Salvador 100 m hurdles CARIFTA Games (Junior) 2012 Hamilton 4×100 m relay 2013 Nassau 100 m 2013 Nassau 4x100 m relay 2013 Nassau 100 m hurdles 2014 Fort-de-France 4×100 m relay CARIFTA Games (Youth) 2011 Montego Bay 100 m 2011 Montego Bay 4x100 m relay 2010 George Town 4×100 m relay

Devynne Ashtyn Charlton (born 26 November 1995) ^[4] is a Bahamian athlete competing in the 60 meters hurdles and 100 m hurdles.

Athletics career

Charlton represented her country at the 2015 and 2017 World Athletics Championships, where she was eliminated in the heats and semifinals, respectively. ^[4]

She represented the Bahamas at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, finishing sixth in the 100 m hurdles event. ^[5]

Charlton won the silver medal in the event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. She took silver for the 60 m hurdles at the 2022 World Indoor Championships, setting a national record of 7.81 seconds. ^{[6] [7]} In 2024, Charlton set the world record for the 60 metres hurdles at 7.67 seconds at the 116th Millrose Games. ^[8] She further broke the world record with a 7.65 run at the 2024 World Indoor Championships, claiming gold in the event.

Personal life

She studied at St Augustine's College secondary school in Nassau, Bahamas. She later graduated from Purdue University. ^{[9] [10]} Her sister is fellow athlete Anthaya Charlton. ^{[11] [12]}

Achievements

International competitions

Representing the   Bahamas

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time
2010	CARIFTA Games (U17)	George Town, Cayman Islands	8th	100 m	12.40
			5th	100 m hurdles	14.73 (w)
			3rd	4 x 100 m relay	46.85
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U18)	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	2nd	4 x 100 m relay	46.64
2011	CARIFTA Games (U17)	Montego Bay, Jamaica	1st	100 m	11.91
			4th	100 m hurdles	14.19
			2nd	4 x 100 m relay	46.16
	World Youth Championships	Lille, France	16th (sf)	100 m	12.33
			12th (h)	Medley relay	2:11.10
	Pan American Junior Championships	Miramar, FL, United States	1st	4 x 100 m relay	45.09
			3rd	4 x 400 m relay	3:42.61
2012	CARIFTA Games (U20)	Hamilton, Bermuda	5th	100 m hurdles	13.97
			1st	4 x 100 m relay	45.02
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U18)	San Salvador, El Salvador	3rd	100 m	11.97
			3rd	100 m hurdles	13.77
			2nd	4 x 100 m relay	45.72
	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	36th (h)	100 m hurdles	14.20
			–	4 x 100 m relay	DNF
2013	CARIFTA Games (U20)	Nassau, Bahamas	1st	100 m	11.60
			3rd	100 m hurdles	14.25
			1st	4 x 100 m relay	44.77
2014	CARIFTA Games (U20)	Fort-de-France, Martinique	7th	100 m	11.68 (w)
			3rd	4 x 100 m relay	45.47
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20)	Morelia, Mexico	1st	100 m hurdles	13.56
			3rd	4 x 100 m relay	45.73
	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	9th (sf)	100 m hurdles	13.36 (w)
			–	4 x 100 m relay	DQ
2015	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	13th (h)	100 m hurdles	13.22 (w)
			7th	4 x 100 m relay	44.38
	NACAC Championships	San José, Costa Rica	6th	100 m hurdles	13.01 (w)
			4th	4 x 100 m relay	44.28
	World Championships	Beijing, China	27th (h)	100 m hurdles	13.16
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	13th (sf)	100 m hurdles	12.95
			–	4 x 100 m relay	DNF
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	8th	60 m hurdles	8.18
	NACAC Championships	Toronto, Canada	5th	100 m hurdles	13.01
2019	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	10th (h)	100 m hurdles	13.49
			–	4 x 100 m relay	DNF
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	6th	100 m hurdles	12.74
2022	World Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	2nd	60 m hurdles	7.81 NR
	World Championships	Eugene, OR, United States	7th	100 m hurdles	12.53
	Commonwealth Games	Birmingham, United Kingdom	2nd	100 m hurdles	12.58
	NACAC Championships	Freeport, Bahamas	3rd	100 m hurdles	12.71
			2nd	4 x 100 m relay	43.34
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	4th	100 m hurdles	12.52
2024	World Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	1st	60 m hurdles	7.65 WR
	Olympic Games [13]	Paris, France	6th	100 m hurdles	12.56
2025	World Indoor Championships	Nanjing, China	1st	60 m hurdles	7.72

Personal bests

• 60 metres indoor – 7.26 (Geneva, OH 25 FEB 2017)

• • 60 metres hurdles indoor – 7.65 (Glasgow 3 March 2024) World record
• 100 metres – 11.22 (+0.6 m/s) (Bloomington, IN 13 MAY 2018)
• 200 metres – 23.53 (Geneva, OH 25 February 2017)
• 100 metres hurdles – 12.44 (+0.1 m/s) (Budapest 22 August 2023) NR

References

1. "Purdue University profile". Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
2. "2015 PanAm Games profile". Archived from the original on 2015-08-05. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
3. "Devynne Charlton". Eurosport.com. Eurosport. Retrieved 6 Oct 2021.
4. "Devynne CHARLTON – Athlete Profile". World Athletics . Retrieved 1 January 2023.
5. "Hurdler Devynne Charlton qualifies for the Olympics". www.tribune242.com. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
6. "Bahamas' Devynne Charlton becomes first Purdue woman to win medal in track and field". indystar.com. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
7. Dennehy, Cathal (27 February 2023). "Bahamian hurdles star Charlton, clearing barriers and blazing a trail". World Athletics . Retrieved 27 February 2023.
8. "Charlton Sets World Indoor Women's 60m Hurdles Record". Barron's. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
9. Woods, David. "Former Purdue hurdler Devynne Charlton makes Olympic final". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
10. "Devynne Charlton - Track & Field". Purdue University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
11. "10 new stars who could shine at the World Indoor Championships Nanjing 25". World Athletics. 4 March 2025. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
12. "The Charlton Sisters: Meet Bahamian track and field's record-breaking siblings". Pulse Sports. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
13. "Women's 100m Hurdles - Final results" (PDF). Olympics. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.

External links

• Devynne Charlton at World Athletics
• Devynne Charlton at Olympedia
• Devynne Charlton at Olympics.com
• Devynne Charlton at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games

Olympic Games
Preceded by Joanna Evans Donald Thomas	Flag bearer for   Bahamas Paris 2024 with Steven Gardiner	Succeeded by Incumbent