Hansle Parchment
 Parchment at the 2015 World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Jamaican | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 June 1990 St Thomas, Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 110-metre hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of the West Indies and Morant Bay High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 110 m hurdles 12.94 (0.8 m/s) (Meeting Areva 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Hansle Parchment (born 17 June 1990) is a Jamaican track and field athlete, competing in the 110 metres hurdles.[1] He is the reigning Olympic 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.[2] On 8 August 2012, Parchment won the bronze medal in the final of the 110 m hurdles. He ran a then-Jamaican record of 13.12 to clinch third place, behind Aries Merritt and Jason Richardson.
At the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, Parchment took the silver medal in the final of the 110 m hurdles. In a high-quality field consisting of world record holder and Olympic Champion Aries Merritt, defending champion David Oliver, and European champion Sergey Shubenkov, 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 2020 Summer Olympics. In the final of the 110 m hurdles at the Olympic Games, he won the gold medal with a time of 13.04, beating Grant Holloway and Ronald Levy.
Competition record[]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Jamaica
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| 2010 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 5th | 110 m hurdles | 13.97 |
| Commonwealth Games | Delhi, India | 5th | 110 m hurdles | 13.71 | |
| 2011 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 1st (h) | 110 m hurdles | 13.85 |
| 4th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.74 | |||
| Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 13.24 | |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 3rd | 110 m hurdles | 13.12 |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 13th (h) | 110 m hurdles | 13.43[3] |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 2nd | 110 m hurdles | 13.03 |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 8th | 110 m hurdles | 13.37 |
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 2nd | 110 m hurdles | 13.22 |
| NACAC Championships | Toronto, Canada | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 13.28 | |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 13.04 |
References[]
- ^ "Hansle Parchment London 2012 Profile". London 2012. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^ "Hansle Parchment records PB to snatch 110m title". The Gleaner. 30 June 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^ Did not finish the semifinal
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