Deon Hemmings of Jamaica wins the 400m Hurdles at the 1996 Zurich Grand Prix .

Deon Hemmings (born October 9, 1968 in Saint Ann, Jamaica) is a former Jamaican 400m hurdler.

Hemmings was the first Jamaican athlete to win a title when she won the 400m hurdles final at the 1996 Summer Olympics, setting a new Olympic record. Four years later, she won two new Olympic medals, twice silver: for the 400m hurdles and the 4 × 400m relay with Sandie Richards, Catherine Scott-Pomales and Lorraine Graham.

Among the best distance athletes of the 1990s, Deon Hemmings still won numerous medals in international competitions.

She retired from competition in 2003.

Awards
summer olympics
Barcelona 1992 Summer Olympics (Flag of Spain Spain)
7th in the 400m hurdles
1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta (USA USA Flag)
Gold medal Gold medal in the 400m hurdles
Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics (Australia Australia Flag)
Silver medal Silver medal in the 400m hurdles
Silver Medal 4 × 400m Relay Silver Medal
Athletics World Championships
1995 World Championships in Athletics in Gothenburg (Flag of Sweden Sweden)
Bronze medal Bronze medal in the 400m hurdles
1997 World Athletics Championships in Athens (Flag of Greece Greece)
Silver medal Silver medal in the 400m hurdles
1999 World Athletics Championships in Seville (Flag of Spain Spain)
Bronze medal Bronze medal in the 400m hurdles
2001 World Athletics Championships in Edmonton (Flag of Canada Canada)
Gold medal 4 × 400 m relay gold medal (participated in heats)
Commonwealth Games
1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria (Canada Flag Canada)
Silver medal Silver medal in the 400m hurdles
Silver Medal 4 × 400m Relay Silver Medal
Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games (Flag of England England)
non-runner in the 400m hurdles final
Pan American Games
1991 Pan American Games in Havana (Flag of Cuba Cuba)
Silver medal Silver medal in the 400m hurdles
Records
Olympic record for the 400 m hurdles in 52 s 99 on July 29, 1996 in Atlanta (improvement of Debbie Flintoff-King's record)
Olympic record for the 400 m hurdles in 52 s 82 on July 31, 1996 in Atlanta (improvement of his previous record, will be beaten by Fani Halkia on August 22, 2004 in Athens)