Brigitte Ann Foster-Hylton

Born
Nov 7, 1974 (52 years old)
Birthplace
Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica
Events
100 m hurdles · 60 m hurdles
Height
1.70 m
Weight
62 kg

Brigitte Ann Foster-Hylton, née Brigitte Ann Foster, (born 7 November 1974 in Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica) is a Jamaican 100 m hurdler. She was the World Champion over 100 m hurdles in 2009. Like fellow Jamaican hurdler Delloreen Ennis-London she was not a successful hurdler until 2000, when she lowered her personal best by 65/100.

Having improved greatly, she finished eighth at the 2000 Olympics. At Athens 2004 she pulled out of the semi-finals. Foster-Hylton won the silver medal at the 2003 World Championships and the bronze medal at the 2005 World Championships.

At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing Foster-Hylton finished sixth in the final, but was only two-hundredths of a second behind the silver medallist. Foster-Hylton's greatest achievement came in 2009 when she became World Champion at 100 metres hurdles at the World Championships in Berlin. She had previously won the 100 metres hurdles titles at both the Pan American Games (in 2003) and the Commonwealth Games (in 2006). She has been married to Patrick Hylton, the group managing director of National Commercial Bank Jamaica, since 2005.

Personal best · 100 m hurdles12.45
2012 season best12.51May 5, 2012 · National Stadium, Kingston
Medals3World Championships: 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
Personal best · 60 m hurdles7.97

As of Nov 7, 2026: 100 m hurdles 12.45 (#46 all-time), 60 m hurdles 7.97, 2012 season best 12.51 (May 5, 2012, National Stadium, Kingston (JAM)) · Last competition: Stockholm DN Galan, Olympiastadion, Stockholm - Diamond Discipline, Aug 17, 2012, 12.96 · World Championships: 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze · 52 years old

DisciplineResultAll-time
100mLa Habana 2003Jamaica 100 m all-time list11.171,163 pts#486
200mTX 1998Jamaica 200 m all-time list23.35*1,099 pts–
400mKingston 2007Jamaica 400 m all-time list53.811,058 pts–
60mHIndoorBirmingham 20037.961,170 pts–

* Wind-assisted (> 2.0 m/s)

Medals

CompetitionsGoldSilverBronzeTotal
World Championships1113

Progression

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SeasonDisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
2012100mH 12.51+1.5May 5, 2012National Stadium, Kingston (JAM)
2012400m 53.87–Mar 17, 2012Kingston (JAM)
2011100mH 12.87+0.7Sep 3, 2011IAAF World Championships, DS, Daegu
2009100m 11.52+1.2Apr 18, 2009Kingston (JAM)
2009100mH 12.46-0.4Aug 28, 2009Weltklasse Zürich
2009200m 23.57+0.6Feb 28, 2009Sydney (AUS)
20094x100m 42.77–Apr 25, 2009Philadelphia, PA (USA)
2009400m 53.89–Jan 31, 2009Kingston (JAM)
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Brigitte Ann Foster-Hylton's 100 m hurdles personal best is 12.45, set on May 24, 2003 in Eugene, OR (USA), #46 on the all-time list.

Brigitte Ann Foster-Hylton competes in the 100 m hurdles and 60 m hurdles.

2012 season best: 12.51, set on May 5, 2012 in National Stadium, Kingston (JAM). Last competition: Stockholm DN Galan, Olympiastadion, Stockholm - Diamond Discipline on Aug 17, 2012, 12.96.

Brigitte Ann Foster-Hylton has won 3 World Championships medals.