Dionne Rose-Henley

Dionne Rose-Henley
Personal information
Born(1969-11-07)7 November 1969
Kingston, Jamaica
Died24 December 2018(2018-12-24) (aged 49)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Medal record
Representing  Jamaica
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place1998 Maracaibo100m hurdles
Gold medal – first place2002 San Salvador100m hurdles
Bronze medal – third place2002 San Salvador4x100m relay

Dionne Marie Rose-Henley (7 November 1969 – 24 December 2018)[1] was a Jamaican athlete who specialised in the 100 metres hurdles.[2] She competed at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics, finishing fifth at her second Games.

Rose-Henley was a two-time All-American long jumper for the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders track and field team, finishing 4th in the long jump at the 1994 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships and 1994 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[3][4] She also competed for the Florida Gators track and field team.[5]

Her personal best times were 12.64 in the 100 meters hurdles (1996) and 7.96 in the indoor 60 meters hurdles (1997). In 2017, she coached sprinters and hurdlers at Coastal Carolina University.

After retiring from Track and Field she took up coaching. She coached at Middle Tennessee State University where she was a past student.

Rose-Henley died on 24 December 2018 at age 49, after a short battle with cancer.[6]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Jamaica
1988 CARIFTA Games (U20) Kingston, Jamaica 3rd Long jump 5.81 m
1991 Central American and Caribbean Championships Xalapa, Mexico 2nd 100 m hurdles 14.00
1st 4 × 100 m relay 44.54
2nd Long jump 6.08 m
Pan American Games Havana, Cuba – 100m hurdles DNF
7th Long jump 6.24 m
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 11th (sf) 100m hurdles 13.22
24th (q) Long jump 6.22 m
1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada – 60m hurdles DNF
13th (q) Long jump 6.36 m
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 15th (sf) 100m hurdles 13.43
25th (q) Long jump 6.15 m
1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 4th 100m hurdles 13.42
4th 4x100m relay 43.51
7th Long jump 6.47 m
1995 World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain 7th (sf) 60m hurdles 8.04
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 7th 100m hurdles 12.98
31st (q) Long jump 6.07 m
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 5th 100m hurdles 12.64
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 5th 100m hurdles 12.87
1998 Central American and Caribbean Games Maracaibo, Venezuela 1st 100m hurdles 12.64
1999 World Indoor Championships Maebashi, Japan 7th 60m hurdles 8.05
World Championships Seville, Spain 6th 100m hurdles 12.80
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 6th 100m hurdles 12.79
Goodwill Games Brisbane, Australia 5th 100m hurdles 13.01
2002 Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador, El Salvador 1st 100m hurdles 13.67
3rd 4x100m relay 50.62

References

  1. ↑ "Jamaican Olympian sprint hurdler dies from cancer". Sportsmax.tv. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  2. ↑ Dionne Rose-Henley at World Athletics
  3. ↑ "Long jump at the NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "Long jump at the NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "Carter's Corner: Remembering former Gator, SEC Champion and Olympian Dionne Rose". floridagators.com.
  6. ↑ "Former sprint hurdler Dionne Rose Henley is dead". rjrnewsonline.com. 25 December 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
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