Hansle Parchment (born 17 June 1990) is a Jamaican

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athlete, competing in the

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. He is the reigning

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champion in the event. 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. In June 2012, he won the Jamaican Olympic trials in a then-personal best of 13.18 to qualify for the Jamaican team at the 2012 Summer Olympics. On 8 August 2012, Parchment won the bronze medal in the final of the

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. He ran a then- Jamaican record of 13.12 to clinch third place, behind

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and

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. At the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, Parchment took the silver medal in the final of the

. In a high-quality field consisting of world record holder and Olympic Champion

, defending champion David Oliver, and European champion

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, Parchment was beaten only by the Shubenkov, running a time of 13.03. In June 2021, Parchment placed third at the Jamaican Olympic trials with a time of 13.18 to qualify for the

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. In the final of the

at the Olympic Games, he won the gold medal with a time of 13.04, beating

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and Ronald Levy.

Competition record

¹Did not start in the final

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* 1990 births Living people Jamaican male sprinters Jamaican male hurdlers People from Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Jamaica Olympic bronze medalists for Jamaica University of the West Indies alumni Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Jamaica World Athletics Championships medalists Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Jamaica Universiade gold medalists for Jamaica Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Jamaica Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) 20th-century Jamaican people 21st-century Jamaican people {{Jamaica-athletics-bio-stub