Winthrop Graham

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Winthrop Graham
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1988 Seoul 4x400 m relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Barcelona 400 m hurdles
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1991 Tokyo 400 m hurdles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1991 Tokyo 4x400 m relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1993 Stuttgart 400 m hurdles
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1987 Indianapolis 400 m hurdles
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1986 Santiago 400 m hurdles

Winthrop Graham (born 17 November 1965 in Westmoreland, Jamaica) is a retired athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres hurdles. He won two Olympic medals and three World Championship medals.

His personal best time was 47.60 seconds, achieved in August 1993 at the Zurich Weltklasse meet where he beat Samuel Matete and Kevin Young. This was also the Jamaican record.

He is married to Yvonne Mai-Graham, a former East German international distance runner.

Collegiately, he competed for the Texas Longhorns.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
1984 CARIFTA Games (under-20) Nassau, The Bahamas 2nd400 m hurdles
1987 Pan American Games Indianapolis, United States1st400 m hurdles
1988 Summer Olympics Seoul, South Korea5th 400 m hurdles
2nd4 × 400 m relay
1990 Goodwill Games Seattle, United States1st 400 m hurdles
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan2nd400 m hurdles
3rd4 × 400 m relay
1992 Summer Olympics Barcelona, Spain2nd400 m hurdles
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany3rd400 m hurdles

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