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Devynne Charlton
Bahamian hurdler (born 1995) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Devynne Ashtyn Charlton (born 26 November 1995)[4] is a Bahamian athlete competing in the 60 meters hurdles and 100 m hurdles.
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Athletics career
Charlton represented her country at the 2015 and 2017 World Athletics Championships, where she was eliminated in the heats and semifinals, respectively.[4]
She represented the Bahamas at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, finishing sixth in the 100 m hurdles event.[5]
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.[6][7] In 2024, Charlton set the world record for the 60 metres hurdles at 7.67 seconds at the 116th Millrose Games.[8] She further broke the world record with a 7.65 run at the 2024 World Indoor Championships, claiming gold in the event.
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Personal life
She studied at St Augustine's College secondary school in Nassau, Bahamas. She later graduated from Purdue University.[9][10] Her sister is fellow athlete Anthaya Charlton.[11][12]
Achievements
International competitions
Personal bests
- 60 metres hurdles indoor – 7.65 (Glasgow 3 March 2024) World record
- 100 metres – 11.22 (+0.6 m/s) (Bloomington, IN 13 MAY 2018)
- 200 metres – 23.53 (Geneva, OH 25 February 2017)
- 100 metres hurdles – 12.44 (+0.1 m/s) (Budapest 22 August 2023) NR
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