| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 1 | 400m Hurdles | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 52.64 |
| World Championships | ||||
| 1 | 400m Hurdles | 2009 | Berlin, GER | 52.42 |
| 2 | 400m Hurdles | 2011 | Daegu, KOR | 52.73 |
| Diamond League | ||||
| 1 | 400m Hurdles | 2012 | Doha, QAT | 54.62 |
| 2 | 400m Hurdles | 2011 | Zurich, SUI | 53.43 |
| 2 | 400m Hurdles | 2011 | London, GBR | 53.90 |
| 2 | 400m Hurdles | 2011 | Stockholm, SWE | 54.71 |
| 3 | 400m Hurdles | 2011 | Eugene, OR, USA | 53.56 |
| 3 | 400m Hurdles | 2011 | Shanghai, CHN | 54.96 |
| 5 | 400m Hurdles | 2011 | Paris Saint-Denis, FRA | 55.06 |
| 5 | 400m Hurdles | 2010 | Shanghai, CHN | 55.33 |
| 8 | 400m Hurdles | 2012 | Rome, ITA | 56.26 |
| Golden League | ||||
| 2 | 400m Hurdles | 2009 | Paris Saint-Denis, FRA | 54.47 |
| 3 | 400m Hurdles | 2009 | Rome, ITA | 54.58 |
| World Challenge | ||||
| 1 | 400m Hurdles | 2012 | Kingston, JAM | 55.28 |
| 1 | 400m Hurdles | 2011 | Rio de Janeiro, BRA | 54.09 |
| 1 | 400m Hurdles | 2011 | Kingston, JAM | 55.60 |
| Super Grand Prix | ||||
| 1 | 400m Hurdles | 2008 | Lausanne, SUI | 53.73 |
| 2 | 400m Hurdles | 2009 | Monaco, MON | 54.20 |
| 2 | 400m Hurdles | 2009 | London, GBR | 54.55 |
| Grand Prix | ||||
| 1 | 400m Hurdles | 2010 | Shanghai, CHN | 54.68 |
| 1 | 400m Hurdles | 2008 | Rieti, ITA | 55.01 |
| 1 | 400m Hurdles | 2008 | Gateshead, GBR | 54.51 |
| 2 | 400m Hurdles | 2009 | Zagreb, CRO | 55.02 |
| 3 | 400m | 2009 | Melbourne, VIC, AUS | 52.26 |
| 3 | 400m Hurdles | 2009 | New York, NY, USA | 55.29 |
Education
University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA
Additional information
Reason for taking up this sport
She switched to hurdles in 2000 following an injury. (jamolympic.org, 2010)
Ambitions
To defend her 400m hurdles Olympic title at London 2012. (jamaicaobserver.com, 12 Jan 2012)
Awards
2008 Jamaican Female Athlete of the Year. (infosurhoy.com, 29 Dec 2008)
General
RUNNING ON THE FLAT
As of January 2012 she held the second fastest ever time in the 400m hurdles at 52.42 seconds, but doesn't feel her speed would translate as well over the 400m flat event. "I'm not sure. I'm not a lover of the flat 400, neither the 400 hurdles, but it's working for me and I'm grateful for the 400m hurdles, but I don't think I'll be a great 400 flat runner," she said. "Over the years I have run 4x400s and run really great, but that's when I was a sprinter. Now it is different, I haven't run it in a while, so I don't know what my potential is. But I'm thinking about doing a couple this year [2012] and see what it looks like, then I will know if I'm able to run 4x400 or not." (jamaicaobserver.com, 12 Jan 2012)
CELEBRATORY TUMBLE
After winning a gold medal at the 2009 IAAF World Championships, she jumped on the back of Berlino the Bear [the games official mascot] for her lap of honour. But as he ran around he crashed into the carts that were picking up the hurdles, dropping the champion to the ground. (telegraph.co.uk, 21 Aug 2009)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008
