Deon Hemmings

Deon Hemmings
Personal information
Full nameDeon Marie Hemmings
Born9 October 1968 (1968-10-09) (age 56)[1]
Saint Ann, Jamaica
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta 400 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney 400 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney 4x400 m relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Edmonton 4x400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 1997 Athens 400 m hurdles
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Gothenburg 400 m hurdles
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Athens 4x400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Seville 400 m hurdles
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Toronto 4x400 m relay
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1994 Victoria 400 m hurdles
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Maracaibo 400 m hurdles

Deon Marie Hemmings CD (born 9 October 1968 in Saint Ann, Jamaica) is a former female 400 metres hurdler.

Hemmings was the first ever Jamaican woman to win an Olympic Gold when she won the 400m Hurdles at the 1996 Olympics, breaking the Olympic record, which stood to 2004. Hemmings also won two silver medals at the 2000 Olympics in the 400m Hurdles and 4 × 400 m Relay (together with Sandie Richards, Catherine Scott-Pomales and Lorraine Graham).[2]

Hemmings also won a Silver medal in the 1994 Commonwealth Games, a Bronze Medal in the 1995 World Athletics Championships, a Silver in the 1997 World Athletics Championships, and a Bronze in the 1999 World Athletics Championships, all in the 400m Hurdles.

Hemmings retired in 2003 and married Michael McCatty in 2004.

  1. ^ Deon Hemmings at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Deon Hemmings". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Full name: Deon Marie Hemmings