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Brigitte Foster-Hylton

1974 - Today

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Brigitte Ann Foster-Hylton (born 7 November 1974 in Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica) is a Jamaican 100 m hurdler. She was the World Champion over 100 m hurdles in 2009. Like fellow Jamaican hurdler Delloreen Ennis-London she was not a successful hurdler until 2000, when she lowered her personal best by 65/100. Having improved greatly, she finished eighth at the 2000 Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Brigitte Foster-Hylton is the 5,082nd most popular athlete (up from 5,198th in 2024), the 142nd most popular biography from Jamaica (up from 144th in 2019) and the 51st most popular Jamaican Athlete.

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Among people born in 1974, Brigitte Foster-Hylton ranks 1,176. Before her are Dave Mirra, Seiichiro Okuno, Ismael Serrano, Iron & Wine, Hideyoshi Akita, and Mohammed Sheliah. After her are Fardeen Khan, Marissa Ribisi, Mark King, Kazuki Sato, Maciej Murawski, and Yukio Tsuchiya.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Brigitte Foster-Hylton ranks 142 out of 189. Before her are Winthrop Graham (1965), Michelle Burgher (1977), Anneisha McLaughlin-Whilby (1986), Chris Gayle (1979), Robin Fraser (1966), and Musashi Suzuki (1994). After her are Aaron Lawrence (1970), Nickel Ashmeade (1990), Bounty Killer (1972), Kishane Thompson (2001), Trecia-Kaye Smith (1975), and Danny McFarlane (1972).

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Among ATHLETES In Jamaica

Among athletes born in Jamaica, Brigitte Foster-Hylton ranks 51. Before her are Shericka Jackson (1994), Hansle Parchment (1990), Christopher Williams (1972), Winthrop Graham (1965), Michelle Burgher (1977), and Anneisha McLaughlin-Whilby (1986). After her are Nickel Ashmeade (1990), Kishane Thompson (2001), Trecia-Kaye Smith (1975), Danny McFarlane (1972), Novlene Williams-Mills (1982), and Nikole Mitchell (1974).

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