Vonette Dixon
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| Born | 26 November 1975 Manchester Parish, Jamaica | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||
| Club | Auburn Tigers | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Vonette Dixon (born 26 November 1975) is a Jamaican hurdler.
Competing for the Auburn Tigers track and field team, Dixon won the 2000 60 meter hurdles at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships in a time of 7.94.[1]
She finished eighth at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, won a silver medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester and finished ninth at the 2003 World Championships in Paris. She finished seventh at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka.
Her personal best time is 12.64 seconds, achieved in August 2007 in Osaka.
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Jamaica | |||||
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 8th | 100 m H | 13.02 |
| Goodwill Games | Brisbane, Australia | 7th | 100 m H | 13.12 | |
| 2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | 2nd | 100 m H | 12.83 |
| 2003 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | St. George's, Grenada | 3rd | 100 m H | 13.35 |
| World Championships | Paris, France | 9th | 100 m H | 12.87 | |
| 8th | 4 × 100 m | DNF | |||
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 17th (sf) | 100 m H | 13.08 |
| 2007 | Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 4th | 100 m H | 12.86 |
| World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 7th | 100 m H | 12.64 | |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 9th (sf) | 100 m H | 12.86 |
| 2010 | World Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | 6th | 60 m H | 7.99 |
| 2011 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 1st | 100 m H | 12.77 |
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 17th (sf) | 100 m H | 13.00 | |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | – | 60 m H | DNF |
References
- ↑ "ESPN.com - MORESPORTS - Razorbacks get off to high-flying start". www.espn.com. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
External links
- Vonette Dixon at World Athletics
- Vonette Dixon at Diamond League
- Vonette Dixon at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- Vonette Dixon at Olympics.com
- Vonette Dixon at Olympedia
- Vonette Dixon at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Vonette Dixon at InterSportStats
Categories:
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Jamaican women hurdlers
- Olympic athletes for Jamaica
- Athletes from Manchester Parish
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Jamaica
- Commonwealth Games athletes for Jamaica
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games
- Pan American Games athletes for Jamaica
- 20th-century Jamaican women
- 21st-century Jamaican sportswomen
- Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners
- Auburn Tigers women's track and field athletes
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics
- Expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Olympic women hurdlers
- Jamaican athletics biography stubs