Vonette Dixon

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Vonette Dixon
Personal information
Born (1975-11-26) 26 November 1975 (age 49)
Manchester Parish, Jamaica
Sport
Sport Track and field
Club Auburn Tigers
Medal record
Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Manchester 100m hurdles

Vonette Dixon (born 26 November 1975) is a Jamaican hurdler.

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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 ]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 8th100 m H 13.02
Goodwill Games Brisbane, Australia 7th100 m H 13.12
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 2nd100 m H 12.83
2003 Central American and Caribbean Championships St. George's, Grenada 3rd100 m H 13.35
World Championships Paris, France 9th100 m H 12.87
8th4 × 100 m DNF
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 17th (sf)100 m H 13.08
2007 Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 4th100 m H 12.86
World Championships Osaka, Japan 7th100 m H 12.64
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 9th (sf)100 m H 12.86
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 6th60 m H 7.99
2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 1st100 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

References

  1. "ESPN.com - MORESPORTS - Razorbacks get off to high-flying start". www.espn.com. Retrieved 6 June 2024.