Debbie Parris-Thymes

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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.

Key Information

Personal information
Born	(1973-03-24) 24 March 1973 (age 52) Trelawny Paris, Jamaica
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Club	Louisiana State Tigers
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Jamaica World Championships 2001 Edmonton 4 × 400 m relay Commonwealth Games 2002 Manchester 400 m hurdles 1994 Victoria 400 m hurdles Central American and Caribbean Championships 2005 Nassau 400 m hurdles 1993 Cali 400 m hurdles Central American and Caribbean Games 1998 Maracaibo 4 × 400 m relay 1998 Maracaibo 400 m hurdles Summer Universiade 1993 Buffalo 400 m hurdles CARIFTA Games Junior (U20) 1990 Kingston 100 m hurdles 1990 Kingston Long Jump CARIFTA Games (Under 17s) 1988 Kingston Long Jump
Women's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
World Championships
	2001 Edmonton	4 × 400 m relay
Commonwealth Games
	2002 Manchester	400 m hurdles
	1994 Victoria	400 m hurdles
Central American and Caribbean Championships
	2005 Nassau	400 m hurdles
	1993 Cali	400 m hurdles
Central American and Caribbean Games
	1998 Maracaibo	4 × 400 m relay
	1998 Maracaibo	400 m hurdles
Summer Universiade
	1993 Buffalo	400 m hurdles
CARIFTA Games Junior (U20)
	1990 Kingston	100 m hurdles
	1990 Kingston	Long Jump
CARIFTA Games (Under 17s)
	1988 Kingston	Long Jump
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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]}

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

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

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