Delloreen Ennis-London (born 5 March 1975) is a

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athlete who won the silver medal in the

100 metre hurdles The 100 metres hurdles, or 100-meter hurdles, is a track and field event run mainly by women (the male counterpart is the 110 metres hurdles). For the race, ten hurdles of a height of are placed along a straight course of . The first hurdle is p ...

at the 2005 World Championships.

Career

She broke onto the world scene in 1999 when she improved her best by more than half a second. Achieving the result of 12.52 in 2000, she finished fourth at the

2000 Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ...

. In Athens 2004, however, she only reached the semi final. She did not beat her own personal best until April 2004 in

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, when she lowered it by 1/100 second. She won the 100 m hurdles at the 2009 national championships, giving her the opportunity to compete at the

2009 World Championships in Athletics The 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics () were held in Berlin, Germany from 15–23 August 2009. The majority of events took place in the Olympiastadion, while the marathon and racewalking events started and finished at the Brandenburg ...

in Berlin that year where she won another bronze medal.Foster, Anthony (2009-06-29)
Bolt completes double; ‘Not 100%’ Veronica Campbell-Brown runs 22.40 – JAM Champs, Day 3
IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-06-29. Delloreen is coached by

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Personal bests

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

: 11.77 (2005) *

100 metres hurdles The 100 metres hurdles, or 100-meter hurdles, is a track and field event run mainly by women (the male counterpart is the 110 metres hurdles). For the race, ten hurdles of a height of are placed along a straight course of . The first hurdle is ...

: 12.50 (2007)

Achievements

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1975 births Living people Jamaican female hurdlers Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Jamaica Olympic athletes of Jamaica World Athletics Championships medalists Pan American Games gold medalists for Jamaica Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games {{Jamaica-athletics-bio-stub