Inez Turner
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Medal record
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Inez Turner (born December 3, 1972 in Trelawny Parish) is a retired female sprinter and middle-distance runner from Jamaica.
Career
In 1991, she was awarded the Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the 1991 CARIFTA Games.[1][2] She won the 800m gold at the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Together with Lorraine Fenton, Deon Hemmings and Sandie Richards she claimed a bronze medal in the women's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics.
Personal bests
- 400 metres - 52.04 (1993)
- 800 metres - 1:59.49 (1995)
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1988 | CARIFTA Games (U-17) | Kingston, Jamaica | 2nd | 400 m | 54.86 |
| 1st | 800 m | 2:10.00 | |||
| 1989 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Bridgetown, Barbados | 1st | 400 m | 52.7 |
| 1st | 800 m | 2:07.6 | |||
| 1990 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Kingston, Jamaica | 2nd | 400 m | 54.79 |
| 1st | 800 m | 2:10.58 | |||
| 1st | 4x400m relay | 3:38.28 | |||
| Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | Havana, Cuba | 2nd | 400 m | 53.91 | |
| 1st | 800 m | 2:09.16 | |||
| 2nd | 4x400m relay | 3:38.07 | |||
| 1991 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 1st | 400 m | 53.80 |
| 1st | 800 m | 2:08.36 | |||
| 1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 6th (sf) | 400 m | 52.25 |
| 4th | 4x400m relay | 3:23.83 | |||
| 1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 1st | 800 m | 2:01.74 |
| 2nd | 4x400m relay | 3:28.63 | |||
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 5th (h) | 800 m | 2:01.48 |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 5th (h) | 400 m | 53.34 |
| 3rd | 4x400m relay | 3:21.30 NR | |||
External links
- Inez Turner profile at IAAF
- sports-reference
- Picture of Inez Turner[3]
References
- ↑ Carifta Games Magazine, Part 2, Carifta Games 2011, retrieved Oct 12, 2011
- ↑ Carifta Games Magazine, Part 3, Carifta Games 2011, retrieved Oct 12, 2011
- ↑ Mujeres Rápidas - Inez Turner (in Spanish), retrieved 27 March 2012
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