Devynne Charlton
Devynne Ashtyn Charlton (born 26 November 1995)[4] is a Bahamian athlete specialising in the 100 metres hurdles.
Athletics career
Charlton won the silver medal in the event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. She took silver for the 60 m hurdles at the 2022 World Indoor Championships, setting a national record of 7.81 seconds.[5][6] In 2024, Charlton set the world record for the 60 metres hurdles at 7.67 seconds at the 116th Millrose Games.[7] She further broke the world record with a 7.65 run at the 2024 World Indoor Championships, claiming gold in the event.
Charlton represented the Bahamas at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, finishing sixth in the 100 m hurdles event.[8]
Charlton also represented her country at the 2015 and 2017 World Championships in Athletics, where she was eliminated in the heats and in the semifinals respectively.[4]
Personal life
She studied at St Augustine's College secondary school in Nassau, Bahamas. She later graduated from Purdue University.[9][10]
Achievements
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | CARIFTA Games (U17) | George Town, Cayman Islands | 8th | 100 m | 12.40 |
5th | 100 m hurdles | 14.73 (w) | |||
3rd | 4 x 100 m relay | 46.85 | |||
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U18) |
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 2nd | 4 x 100 m relay | 46.64 | |
2011 | CARIFTA Games (U17) | Montego Bay, Jamaica | 1st | 100 m | 11.91 |
4th | 100 m hurdles | 14.19 | |||
2nd | 4 x 100 m relay | 46.16 | |||
World Youth Championships | Lille, France | 16th (sf) | 100 m | 12.33 | |
12th (h) | Medley relay | 2:11.10 | |||
Pan American Junior Championships | Miramar, FL, United States | 1st | 4 x 100 m relay | 45.09 | |
3rd | 4 x 400 m relay | 3:42.61 | |||
2012 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Hamilton, Bermuda | 5th | 100 m hurdles | 13.97 |
1st | 4 x 100 m relay | 45.02 | |||
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U18) |
San Salvador, El Salvador | 3rd | 100 m | 11.97 | |
3rd | 100 m hurdles | 13.77 | |||
2nd | 4 x 100 m relay | 45.72 | |||
World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 36th (h) | 100 m hurdles | 14.20 | |
– | 4 x 100 m relay | DNF | |||
2013 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Nassau, Bahamas | 1st | 100 m | 11.60 |
3rd | 100 m hurdles | 14.25 | |||
1st | 4 x 100 m relay | 44.77 | |||
2014 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Fort-de-France, Martinique | 7th | 100 m | 11.68 (w) |
3rd | 4 x 100 m relay | 45.47 | |||
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20) |
Morelia, Mexico | 1st | 100 m hurdles | 13.56 | |
3rd | 4 x 100 m relay | 45.73 | |||
World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 9th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 13.36 (w) | |
– | 4 x 100 m relay | DQ | |||
2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | 13th (h) | 100 m hurdles | 13.22 (w) |
7th | 4 x 100 m relay | 44.38 | |||
NACAC Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 6th | 100 m hurdles | 13.01 (w) | |
4th | 4 x 100 m relay | 44.28 | |||
World Championships | Beijing, China | 27th (h) | 100 m hurdles | 13.16 | |
2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 13th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 12.95 |
– | 4 x 100 m relay | DNF | |||
2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 8th | 60 m hurdles | 8.18 |
NACAC Championships | Toronto, Canada | 5th | 100 m hurdles | 13.01 | |
2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 10th (h) | 100 m hurdles | 13.49 |
– | 4 x 100 m relay | DNF | |||
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 6th | 100 m hurdles | 12.74 |
2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 2nd | 60 m hurdles | 7.81 NR |
World Championships | Eugene, OR, United States | 7th | 100 m hurdles | 12.53 | |
Commonwealth Games | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 12.58 | |
NACAC Championships | Freeport, Bahamas | 3rd | 100 m hurdles | 12.71 | |
2nd | 4 x 100 m relay | 43.34 | |||
2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 4th | 100 m hurdles | 12.52 |
2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 1st | 60 m hurdles | 7.65 WR |
Personal bests
- 60 metres hurdles indoor – 7.65 (Glasgow 03 March 2024) World record
- 100 metres – 11.22 (+0.6 m/s) (Bloomington, IN 13 MAY 2018)
- 200 metres – 23.61 (+1.4 m/s) (Bloomington, IN 11 MAY 2018)
- 100 metres hurdles – 12.46 (-0.1 m/s) (Eugene, OR 24 JUL 2022) NR
References
- ^ "Purdue University profile". Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
- ^ "2015 PanAm Games profile". Archived from the original on 2015-08-05. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
- ^ "Devynne Charlton". Eurosport.com. Eurosport. Retrieved 6 Oct 2021.
- ^ a b "Devynne CHARLTON – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ "Bahamas' Devynne Charlton becomes first Purdue woman to win medal in track and field". indystar.com. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ Dennehy, Cathal (27 February 2023). "Bahamian hurdles star Charlton, clearing barriers and blazing a trail". World Athletics. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "Charlton Sets World Indoor Women's 60m Hurdles Record". Barron's. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
- ^ "Hurdler Devynne Charlton qualifies for the Olympics". www.tribune242.com. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
- ^ Woods, David. "Former Purdue hurdler Devynne Charlton makes Olympic final". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ^ "Devynne Charlton - Track & Field". Purdue University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
External links
- Devynne Charlton at World Athletics
- Devynne Charlton at Olympedia
- Devynne Charlton at Olympics.com
- Devynne Charlton at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Bahamian female hurdlers
- Bahamian female sprinters
- Pan American Games competitors for the Bahamas
- Purdue Boilermakers women's track and field athletes
- Purdue University alumni
- World Athletics Championships athletes for the Bahamas
- Athletes from Nassau, Bahamas
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for the Bahamas
- World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for the Bahamas
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Bahamian athletics biography stubs