Dionne Rose-Henley
Dionne Rose-Henley (7 November 1969 – 24 December 2018)[1] was a Jamaican athlete who specialised in the high hurdles.[2] She competed at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics, finishing fifth at her second Games.
Her personal best times were 12.64 in the 100 meters hurdles (1996) and 7.96 in the indoor 60 meters hurdles (1997). In 2017, she coached sprinters and hurdlers at Coastal Carolina University.[citation needed]
After retiring from Track and Field she took up coaching. She coached at Middle Tennessee State University where she was a past student.[citation needed]
Rose-Henley died on 24 December 2018 at age 49, after a short battle with cancer.[3]
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Jamaica
| |||||
| 1988 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Kingston, Jamaica | 3rd | Long jump | 5.81 m |
| 1991 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Xalapa, Mexico
|
2nd | 100 m hurdles | 14.00 |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.54 | |||
| 2nd | Long jump | 6.08 m | |||
| Pan American Games | Havana, Cuba
|
– | 100m hurdles | DNF | |
| 7th | Long jump | 6.24 m | |||
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain
|
11th (sf) | 100m hurdles | 13.22 |
| 24th (q) | Long jump | 6.22 m | |||
| 1993 | World Indoor Championships | Toronto, Canada
|
– | 60m hurdles | DNF |
| 13th (q) | Long jump | 6.36 m | |||
| World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany
|
15th (sf) | 100m hurdles | 13.43 | |
| 25th (q) | Long jump | 6.15 m | |||
| 1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada
|
4th | 100m hurdles | 13.42 |
| 4th | 4x100m relay | 43.51 | |||
| 7th | Long jump | 6.47 m | |||
| 1995 | World Indoor Championships | Barcelona, Spain
|
7th (sf) | 60m hurdles | 8.04 |
| World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden
|
7th | 100m hurdles | 12.98 | |
| 31st (q) | Long jump | 6.07 m | |||
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States
|
5th | 100m hurdles | 12.64 |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece
|
5th | 100m hurdles | 12.87 |
| 1998 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Maracaibo, Venezuela
|
1st | 100m hurdles | 12.64 |
| 1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan
|
7th | 60m hurdles | 8.05 |
| World Championships | Seville, Spain
|
6th | 100m hurdles | 12.80 | |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada
|
6th | 100m hurdles | 12.79 |
| Goodwill Games | Brisbane, Australia
|
5th | 100m hurdles | 13.01 | |
| 2002 | Central American and Caribbean Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | 1st | 100m hurdles | 13.67 |
| 3rd | 4x100m relay | 50.62 | |||
References
- ^ "Jamaican Olympian sprint hurdler dies from cancer". Sportsmax.tv. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ^ Dionne Rose-Henley at World Athletics
- ^ "Former sprint hurdler Dionne Rose Henley is dead". rjrnewsonline.com. 25 December 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
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