 Parchment at the 2015 World Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1990-06-17)17 June 1990 (age 34) St Thomas,Jamaica |
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 110-metre hurdles |
| College team | University of the West Indies |
| Coached by | Fitz Coleman |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personalbest | 110 m hurdles 12.93 (Eugene 2023) |
Medal record | |
Hansle Parchment (born 17 June 1990) is a Jamaicantrack and field athlete, competing in the110 metres hurdles.[1] He won the gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics in the event.
Parchment is an alumnus of theUniversity of the West Indies, Kingston and won a gold medal at the2011 Summer Universiade, running a then-personal best of 13.24 to win the title for Jamaica.
On 8 August 2012, Parchment won the bronze medal at the2012 Summer Olympics. He ran a then-Jamaican record of 13.12 to clinch third place, behindAries Merritt andJason Richardson.[2]
At the2015 World Championships, Parchment won the silver medal. In a high-quality field consisting of world record holder and Olympic ChampionAries Merritt, defending championDavid Oliver, and European championSergey Shubenkov, Parchment was beaten only by the Shubenkov, running a time of 13.03.[3]
On 5 August 2021, Parchment won the gold medal at the2020 Summer Olympics in a time of 13.04, ahead ofGrant Holloway andRonald Levy.[4]
At the2023 World Championships, he won a silver medal in a time of 13.07s, behind onlyGrant Holloway.[5] Parchment then avenged this defeat to win the2023 Diamond League Final in a new personal best of 12.93s.[6] Parchment made the finals ofthe 110 meter hurdles at the 2024 Olympics but finished 8th of 8.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing Jamaica | |||||
| 2010 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 5th | 110 m hurdles | 13.97 |
| Commonwealth Games | Delhi, India | 5th | 110 m hurdles | 13.71 | |
| 2011 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | — | 110 m hurdles | DQ |
| 1st (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.74 | |||
| Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 13.24 | |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 3rd | 110 m hurdles | 13.12 |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 13th (h) | 110 m hurdles | 13.43[7] |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 2nd | 110 m hurdles | 13.03 |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 8th | 110 m hurdles | 13.37 |
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast,Australia | 2nd | 110 m hurdles | 13.22 |
| NACAC Championships | Toronto, Canada | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 13.28 | |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 13.04 |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 2nd (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.021 |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 2nd | 110 m hurdles | 13.07 |
| 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | 8th | 110 m hurdles | 13.39 |
1 Did not start in the final.
As of 12 September 2024, Parchment holds the following track records for 110 metres hurdles.
| Location | Time | Windspeed m/s | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | 13.24 | – 0.3 | 20/08/2011 |
| Xiamen | 12.96 | 0.0 | 02/09/2023 |
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