Brigitte Foster-Hylton
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Date of Birth: 7 November 1974
Age: 37
Height: 170 cm
Weight: 62 kg
Discipline: Track and Field
Club/Team: MVP Track Club
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A Jamaican 100m hurdler. She was the World Champion over 100m 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 8th at the 2000 Olympics. In Athens 2004 she pulled out of the semi finals.
Foster-Hylton won the bronze medal in the 100 meter hurdles at the 2005 World Championships.
She is married to Group Managing Director Of National Commercial Bank, Jamaica Patrick Hylton.
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
100 m hurdles World Champion 2009
100 m hurdles World Championships Silver Medallist 2003
100 m hurdles World Championships Bronze Medallist 2005
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PERSONAL BESTS
| EVENT | TIME | PLACE | DATE |
| 55M Indoor | 7.84 | Fayetteville | 7 Mar 1998 |
| 60M Indoor | 7.32 | Budapest | 5 Mar 2004 |
| 60M Hurdles Indoor | 7.96 | Birmingham | 16 Mar 2003 |
| 100M Outdoor | 11.17 | La Habana | 31 May 2003 |
| 100M Hurdles Outdoor | 12.45 | Eugene OR | 24 May 2003 |
| 200M Indoor | 24.63 | Fort Worth TX | 21 Feb 1998 |
| 200M Outdoor | 23.51 | Abilene TX | 7 May 1998 |
| 400M Outdoor | 53.81 | Kingston | 17 Feb 2007 |
PHOTOS
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VIDEO
World Champs 2009 Women’s 100m Hurdles Final
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