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Jamaican hurdler From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hansle Parchment OLY[citation needed] (born 17 June 1990) is a Jamaican track and field athlete, competing in the 110 metres hurdles.[1] He won the gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics in the event.
Parchment at the 2015 World Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 June 1990 St Thomas, Jamaica |
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 110-metre hurdles |
| College team | University of the West Indies |
| Coached by | Fitz Coleman |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 110 m hurdles 12.93 (Eugene 2023) |
Medal record | |
Parchment is an alumnus of the University of the West Indies, Kingston and won a gold medal at the 2011 Summer Universiade, running a then-personal best of 13.24 to win the title for Jamaica.
On 8 August 2012, Parchment won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He ran a then-Jamaican record of 13.12 to clinch third place, behind Aries Merritt and Jason Richardson.[2]
At the 2015 World Championships, Parchment won the silver medal. In a high-quality field consisting of world record holder and Olympic Champion Aries Merritt, defending champion David Oliver, and European champion Sergey Shubenkov, Parchment was beaten only by the Shubenkov, running a time of 13.03.[3]
On 5 August 2021, Parchment won the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in a time of 13.04, ahead of Grant Holloway and Ronald Levy.[4]
At the 2023 World Championships, he won a silver medal in a time of 13.07s, behind only Grant Holloway.[5] Parchment then avenged this defeat to win the 2023 Diamond League Final in a new personal best of 12.93s.[6] Parchment made the finals of the 110 meter hurdles at the 2024 Olympics but finished 8th of 8.
1 Did not start in the final.
As of 12 September 2024, Parchment holds the following track records for 110 metres hurdles.
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