Inez Turner (born January 3, 1972 in

Trelawny Parish Trelawny (Jamaican Patois: ''Trilaani'' or ''Chrilaani'') is a parish in the county of Cornwall in northwest Jamaica. Its capital is Falmouth. It is bordered by the parishes of Saint Ann in the east, Saint James in the west, and Saint Elizab ...

) is a retired female sprinter and middle-distance runner from

Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of Hispan ...

Career

In 1991 she was awarded the Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the 1991 CARIFTA Games. She won the 800m gold at the

1994 Commonwealth Games The 1994 Commonwealth Games (French: ''XVéme Jeux du Commonwealth'') were held in Victoria, British Columbia, from 18 to 28 August 1994. Ten types of sports were featured at the Victoria Games: athletics, aquatics, badminton, boxing, cycling ...

. Together with Lorraine Fenton,

Deon Hemmings Deon Marie Hemmings (born 9 October 1968 in Saint Ann, Jamaica) is a former female 400 metres hurdler. Hemmings was the first ever Jamaican woman to win an Olympic Gold when she won the 400m Hurdles at the 1996 Olympics breaking the Olympic r ...

and

Sandie Richards Angella ("Sandie") Richards (born 6 November 1968 in Clarendon Park) is a Jamaican track and field athlete. She was a bronze medalist in the 4x400 m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. Career She was a world junior represen ...

she claimed a bronze medal in the women's 4 x 400 metres relay at the

1997 World Championships in Athletics The 6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Amateur Athletic Federation, were held at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece between August 1 and August 10, 1997. In this event participated 1882 athletes from 1 ...

Personal bests

400 meters The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is o ...

- 51.38 (1993) *

800 meters The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the ...

- 1:59.49 (1995)

International competitions

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References

1972 births Living people Jamaican female sprinters Jamaican female middle-distance runners Olympic athletes of Jamaica Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Jamaica People from Trelawny Parish World Athletics Championships medalists Junior college women's track and field athletes in the United States Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games bronze medalists for Jamaica Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade silver medalists for Jamaica Medalists at the 1993 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games Olympic female sprinters 20th-century Jamaican women 21st-century Jamaican women Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games {{Jamaica-athletics-bio-stub