Debbie-Ann Parris-Thymes (born 24 March 1973 in Trelawny Parish) is a Jamaican athlete who mainly competes in the 400 metres hurdles event. She finished 4th in the 1996 Summer Olympics. She has also won medals in relay.
Parris-Thymes ran track collegiately at Louisiana State University and was elected to the Louisiana State University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2017.
| Representing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | CARIFTA Games (U17) | Kingston, Jamaica | bgcolor=gold | 1st | Long jump | 5.54 m |
| 1990 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Kingston, Jamaica | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 100 m H | 14.1 |
| 1992 | World Junior Championships | Seoul, South Korea | 8th | 400 m H | 60.81 | |
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 3:32.68 | ||||
| 1993 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Cali, Colombia | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 400 m H | 56.11 |
| Universiade | Buffalo, United States | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 400 m H | 57.10 | |
| World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 15th (sf) | 400 m H | 57.83 | ||
| 1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 3rd | 400 m H | 55.25 | |
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 15th (h) | 400 m H | 57.83 | |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 4th | 400 m H | 53.97 | |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 5th | 400 m H | 54.19 | |
| 1998 | Goodwill Games | Uniondale, United States | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 400 m H | 54.49 |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | Maracaibo, Venezuela | 3rd | 400 m H | 55.15 | ||
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 3:30.03 | ||||
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 8th | 400 m H | 56.24 | |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 5th | 400 m H | 54.68 | |
| 1st | 3:20.65 | |||||
| Goodwill Games | Brisbane, Australia | 4th | 400 m H | 56.03 | ||
| 2nd | 3:24.87 | |||||
| 2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | 2nd | 400 m H | 55.24 | |
| 2003 | Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 7th | 400 m H | 56.73 | |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 10th (sf) | 400 m H | 54.99 | |
| 2005 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Nassau, Bahamas | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 400 m H | 55.26 |
| World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 14th (sf) | 400 m H | 55.96 | ||
Parris-Thymes has been an assistant coach for the LSU Lady Tigers track and field team from 2005–present.[1]