Deon Hemmings
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | |||
| Women's Athletics | |||
| Gold | 1996 Atlanta | 400m Hurdles | |
| Silver | 2000 Sydney | 400m Hurdles | |
| Silver | 2000 Sydney | 4x400m Relay | |
| IAAF World Championships Medal Record | |||
| Bronze | 1995 Gothenburg | 400m Hurdles | |
| Silver | 1997 Athens | 400m Hurdles | |
| Bronze | 1999 Seville | 400m Hurdles | |
Deon Hemmings (born 10 September 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 4x400m Relay (together with Sandie Richards, Catherine Scott-Pomales and Lorraine Graham).
Hemmings also won a Silver medal in the 1994 Commonwealth Games, Bronze Medal in the 1995 World Athletics Championships , Silver in the 1997 World Athletics Championships and Bronze in the 1999 World Athletics Championships all in the 400m Hurdles.
Deon Hemmings retired in 2003 and married Michael McCarthy in 2004.
| Olympic champions in women's 400 m hurdles |
|---|
| 1984: Nawal El Moutawakel | 1988: Debbie Flintoff-King | 1992: Sally Gunnell | 1996: Deon Hemmings | 2000: Irina Privalova | 2004: Fani Halkia |
