Hansle Parchment

Hansle Parchment (born 17 June 1990) is a Jamaican track and field athlete, competing in the 110 metres hurdles.[1] He is the reigning Olympic champion in the event.

Hansle Parchment
Parchment at the 2015 World Championships
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born (1990-06-17) 17 June 1990
St Thomas, Jamaica
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)110-metre hurdles
College teamUniversity of the West Indies
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)110 m hurdles 12.93 (Eugene 2023)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 Tokyo110 m hurdles
Bronze medal – third place2012 London110 m hurdles
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2015 Beijing110 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place2023 Budapest110 m hurdles
Diamond League
First place2023110 m hurdles
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2018 Gold Coast110 m hurdles
NACAC Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Toronto110 m hurdles
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place2011 Shenzhen110 m hurdles

Parchment is an alumnus of the University of the West Indies, Kingston and won a gold medal at the 2011 Summer Universiade, running a then-personal best of 13.24 to win the title for Jamaica.

In June 2012, he won the Jamaican Olympic trials in a then-personal best of 13.18 to qualify for the Jamaican team at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2] On 8 August 2012, Parchment won the bronze medal in the final of the 110 m hurdles. He ran a then-Jamaican record of 13.12 to clinch third place, behind Aries Merritt and Jason Richardson.

At the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, Parchment took the silver medal in the final of the 110 m hurdles. In a high-quality field consisting of world record holder and Olympic Champion Aries Merritt, defending champion David Oliver, and European champion Sergey Shubenkov, Parchment was beaten only by the Shubenkov, running a time of 13.03.

In June 2021, Parchment placed third at the Jamaican Olympic trials with a time of 13.18 to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics. In the final of the 110 m hurdles at the Olympic Games, he won the gold medal with a time of 13.04, beating Grant Holloway and Ronald Levy. Hansle Parchment placed second at the 2023 Jamaican National Championship behind Rasheed Broadbell in 13.13s to book his spot to the 2023 World Athletics Championship in Budapest where he picked up a Silver in a then Season best of 13.07s behind three times World Champion Grant Holloway of the United States.

Hansle Parchment won the Xiamen Diamond League in a Meeting Record 12.96s, his fastest

time since 2015.

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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[3]
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

1Did not start in the final

References
  1. "Hansle Parchment London 2012 Profile". London 2012. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  2. "Hansle Parchment records PB to snatch 110m title". The Gleaner. 30 June 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  3. Did not finish the semifinal
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