Karlene Vivienne Haughton (born 18 October 1972 in Bethany,

Saint Ann According to Christian apocryphal and Islamic tradition, Saint Anne was the mother of Mary and the maternal grandmother of Jesus. Mary's mother is not named in the canonical gospels. In writing, Anne's name and that of her husband Joachim come ...

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) is a

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retired athlete specialising in the

400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. The event has been on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900 for men and since 1984 for women. On a standard outdoor track, 400 metres is the length of the inside lane, once a ...

. She changed allegiance from her native Jamaica in 1998. Her personal best in the event is 55.11 set in 1997.

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* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Haughton, Karlene 1972 births Living people People from Saint Ann Parish Commonwealth Games competitors for Jamaica Jamaican female hurdlers Canadian female hurdlers Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes of Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada Pan American Games track and field athletes for Canada Black Canadian female track and field athletes Jamaican emigrants to Canada World Athletics Championships athletes for Jamaica World Athletics Championships athletes for Canada