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Lorraine Fenton

Personal information
Born	Lorraine Graham (1973-09-08) September 8, 1973 Manchester, Jamaica
Sport
Country	Jamaica
Sport	Athletics
Event	400 m
Retired	2006 (2006)
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	100 m: 11.73 (1999) 200 m: 22.63 (2001) 400 m: 49.30 (2002)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing Jamaica Olympic Games 2000 Sydney 400 m 2000 Sydney 4 × 400 m relay World Championships 2001 Edmonton 4 × 400 m relay 2001 Edmonton 400 m 2003 Paris 400 m 2005 Helsinki 4 × 400 m relay 1997 Athens 4 × 400 m relay 1999 Seville 400 m 2003 Paris 4 × 400 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 that lasted until 2024.

She missed the 2004 Olympic season due to a hamstring injury, but she returned to win a silver medal with the 4 × 400 metres relay team 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	4 × 400 m Relay
1998	IAAF Golden League / Grand Prix Final	Moscow, Russia	7th	400 m
1999	IAAF World Championships	Seville, Spain	3rd	400 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	2nd	400 m
			2nd	4 × 400 m
	IAAF Grand Prix Final	Doha, Qatar	1st	400 m
2001	IAAF World Championships	Edmonton, Alberta	2nd	400 m
			1st	4 × 400 m
2002	IAAF Grand Prix Final	Paris, France	2nd	400 m
2003	IAAF World Championships	Paris, France	2nd	400 m
			3rd	4 × 400 m
	IAAF World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	2nd	400 m
2005	IAAF World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	2nd	4 × 400 m

Personal bests

Date	Event	Venue	Time
1 June 1999	100 m	Tartu, Estonia	11.73
13 June 2001	200 m	Kassel, Germany	22.63
19 July 2002	400 m	Monaco	49.30

External links

• Lorraine Fenton at World Athletics
• Lorraine Fenton retires - IAAF.org