Dionne Rose-Henley Explained

Dionne Rose-Henley (7 November 1969 – 24 December 2018)^[1] was a Jamaican athlete who specialised in the high hurdles. She competed at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics, finishing fifth at her second Games.

Her personal best times were 12.64 in the 100 meters hurdles (1996) and 7.96 in the indoor 60 meters hurdles (1997). In 2017, she coached sprinters and hurdlers at Coastal Carolina University.

After retiring from Track and Field she took up coaching. She coached at Middle Tennessee State University where she was a past student.

Rose-Henley died on 24 December 2018 at age 49, after a short battle with cancer.^[2]

Competition record

Representing
1988	CARIFTA Games (U20)	Kingston, Jamaica	3rd	Long jump	5.81 m
1991	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Xalapa, Mexico	2nd	100 m hurdles	14.00
			bgcolor=gold	1st	4 × 100 m relay	44.54
			2nd	Long jump	6.08 m
	Pan American Games	Havana, Cuba	–	100m hurdles	DNF
			7th	Long jump	6.24 m
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	11th (sf)	100m hurdles	13.22
			24th (q)	Long jump	6.22 m
1993	World Indoor Championships	Toronto, Canada	–	60m hurdles	DNF
			13th (q)	Long jump	6.36 m
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	15th (sf)	100m hurdles	13.43
			25th (q)	Long jump	6.15 m
1994	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, Canada	4th	100m hurdles	13.42
			4th	4x100m relay	43.51
			7th	Long jump	6.47 m
1995	World Indoor Championships	Barcelona, Spain	7th (sf)	60m hurdles	8.04
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	7th	100m hurdles	12.98
			31st (q)	Long jump	6.07 m
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	5th	100m hurdles	12.64
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	5th	100m hurdles	12.87
1998	Central American and Caribbean Games	Maracaibo, Venezuela	bgcolor=gold	1st	100m hurdles	12.64
1999	World Indoor Championships	Maebashi, Japan	7th	60m hurdles	8.05
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	6th	100m hurdles	12.80
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	6th	100m hurdles	12.79
	Goodwill Games	Brisbane, Australia	5th	100m hurdles	13.01
2002	Central American and Caribbean Games	San Salvador, El Salvador	bgcolor=gold	1st	100m hurdles	13.67
			3rd	4x100m relay	50.62

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jamaican Olympian sprint hurdler dies from cancer . Sportsmax.tv . 25 December 2018 . 25 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181225130134/http://www.sportsmax.tv/index.php/athletics/athletics-regional/item/26447-jamaican-olympian-sprint-hurdler-dies-from-cancer . dead .
2. Web site: Former sprint hurdler Dionne Rose Henley is dead . rjrnewsonline.com . 31 December 2018 . 25 December 2018.