Lorraine Fenton

Lorraine Fenton

Medal record
Women's athletics
Competitor for  Jamaica
Olympic Games
	2000 Sydney	400 m
	2000 Sydney	4x400 m relay
World Championships
	2001 Edmonton	4x400 m relay
	2001 Edmonton	400 m
	2003 Paris	400 m
	2005 Helsinki	4x400 m relay
	1997 Athens	4x400 m relay
	1999 Seville	400 m
	2003 Paris	4x400 m relay

Lorraine Fenton (born Lorraine Graham on 8 September 1973 in Manchester) is a retired Jamaican athlete who specialized in the 400 metres.

Career

Her career highlight came when she won the Olympic silver medal in 2000, being the first Jamaican woman to win a medal in this event. She also won silver medals at the 2001 and 2003 World Championships, a bronze medal at the 1999 World Championships, as well as gold, silver and bronze medals in the relay. In 2002 she set a Jamaican record in 400 m with 49.30 seconds.

She missed the 2004 Olympic season due to a hamstrings injury, but returned to win a silver medal in relay at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics (together with Shericka Williams, Novlene Williams and Ronetta Smith). She retired after the 2006 season.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Jamaica
1997	IAAF World Championships	Athens, Greece	3rd	4x400m Relay
1998	IAAF Golden League / Grand Prix Final	Moscow, Russia	7th	400m
1999	IAAF World Championships	Seville, Spain	3rd	400m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	2nd	400m
			2nd	4x400 m
	IAAF Grand Prix Final	Doha, Qatar	1st	400m
2001	IAAF World Championships	Edmonton, Alberta	2nd	400m
			1st	4x400 m
2002	IAAF Grand Prix Final	Paris, France	2nd	400m
2003	IAAF World Championships	Paris, France	2nd	400m
			3rd	4x400 m
	IAAF World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	2nd	400m
2005	IAAF World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	2nd	4x400 m

Personal bests

External links

• Lorraine Fenton profile at IAAF
• Lorraine Fenton retires - IAAF.org