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Hansle Parchment
Jamaican hurdler
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. Hansle Parchment placed second at the 2023 Jamaican National Championship behind Rasheed Broadbell in 13.13s to book his spot to the 2023 World Athletics Championship in Budapest where he picked up a Silver in a then Season best of 13.07s behind three times World Champion Grant Holloway of the United States.
Parchment won the Xiamen Diamond League in a Meeting Record 12.96s, his fastest time since 2015.[3]
