Debbie Parris-Thymes Explained
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.
Personal bests
Achievements
Representing |
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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 | |
Coaching career
Parris-Thymes has been an assistant coach for the LSU Lady Tigers track and field team from 2005–present.[1]
Notes and References
- accessed August 26, 2017.