Brigitte Foster-Hylton

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Brigitte Foster-Hylton, née Foster (born November 7, 1974 in Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica) is a Jamaican hurdling athlete.

Like fellow Jamaican hurdler Delloreen Ennis-London she was a mediocre 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.

She won the bronze medal in the 100 meter hurdles at the 2005 World Championships.

[edit] Personal bests

100 metres : 11.17 (2003)
100 metres hurdles : 12.45 (2003)

[edit] Major achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Event
2002	IAAF Grand Prix Final	Paris, France	2nd	100 m hurdles
	IAAF World Cup	Madrid, Spain	2nd	100 m hurdles
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	2nd	100 m hurdles
	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	3rd	100 m hurdles
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	3rd	100 m hurdles
2006	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia	1st	100 m hurdles