Vonette Dixon (born 26 November 1975) is a Jamaican hurdler.
Competing for the Auburn Tigers track and field team, Dixon won the 2000 60 meter hurdles at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships in a time of 7.94. [1]
She finished eighth at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, won a silver medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester and finished ninth at the 2003 World Championships in Paris. She finished seventh at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka.[ citation needed ]
Her personal best time is 12.64 seconds, achieved in August 2007 in Osaka.[ citation needed ]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing ![]() | |||||
2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 8th | 100 m H | 13.02 |
Goodwill Games | Brisbane, Australia | 7th | 100 m H | 13.12 | |
2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | 2nd | 100 m H | 12.83 |
2003 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | St. George's, Grenada | 3rd | 100 m H | 13.35 |
World Championships | Paris, France | 9th | 100 m H | 12.87 | |
8th | 4 × 100 m | DNF | |||
2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 17th (sf) | 100 m H | 13.08 |
2007 | Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 4th | 100 m H | 12.86 |
World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 7th | 100 m H | 12.64 | |
2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 9th (sf) | 100 m H | 12.86 |
2010 | World Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | 6th | 60 m H | 7.99 |
2011 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 1st | 100 m H | 12.77 |
World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 17th (sf) | 100 m H | 13.00 | |
2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | – | 60 m H | DNF |
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