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Debbie Parris-Thymes
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Edmonton 4x400 m relay
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2002 Manchester 400 m hurdles
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Victoria 400 m hurdles
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Nassau 400m hurdles
Silver medal – second place 1993 Cali 400m hurdles
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 1998 Maracaibo 4×400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Maracaibo 400 m hurdles
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 1993 Buffalo 400m hurdles
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)
Silver medal – second place 1990 Kingston 100m hurdles
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Kingston Long Jump
CARIFTA Games (Under 17s)
Gold medal – first place 1988 Kingston Long Jump

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.[citation needed]

Personal bests

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Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Jamaica
1988 CARIFTA Games (U17) Kingston, Jamaica 1st Long jump 5.54 m
1990 CARIFTA Games (U20) Kingston, Jamaica 2nd 100 m H 14.1
1992 World Junior Championships Seoul, South Korea 8th 400 m H 60.81
2nd 4 × 400 m 3:32.68
1993 Central American and Caribbean Championships Cali, Colombia 2nd 400 m H 56.11
Universiade Buffalo, United States 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 2nd 400 m H 54.49
Central American and Caribbean Games Maracaibo, Venezuela 3rd 400 m H 55.15
2nd 4 × 400 m 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 4 × 400 m 3:20.65
Goodwill Games Brisbane, Australia 4th 400 m H 56.03
2nd 4 × 400 m 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 1st 400 m H 55.26
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 14th (sf) 400 m H 55.96

Coaching career

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Parris-Thymes has been an assistant coach for the LSU Lady Tigers track and field team from 2005–present.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Debbie-Ann Parris-Thymes at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata; accessed August 26, 2017.