Jamaican National Championships
21 June 1999 - The took place in the Kingston National Stadium this weekend. Lorraine Graham clocked 50.63 in the 400m to establish the leading performance of the year, in one of the greater moments of the competition.
In the 400m hurdles, Olympic champion Deon Hemmings ran a season’s personal best of 53.90 while Dinsdale Morgan was defeated in the men’s race by Kemal Thompson.
In the sprint races evergreen Merlene Ottey and Raymond Stewart finished third with 11.20 and 10.35 respectively. Ottey, who has not missed one edition of the IAAF World Championships, is scheduled to make her 7th appearance in Seville. Since Helsinki ’83, the first edition of the IAAF World Championships she hasn’t missed a 100m final and placed 4th in 1983, 3rd in 1987, 3rd in 1991, 2nd in 1993, 2nd in 1995 and 7th in 1997. As for Raymond Stewart, he should take part in his 6th edition at the World Championships in Seville.
Leading results
Women
100m: 1. Peta Gaye Dowdie 11.14; 2. Beverly McDonald 11.15; 3. Merlene Ottey 11.20
200m: 1. Beverly McDonald 22.69; 2. Merlene Frazer 22.61; 3. Juliet Campbell 22.70
400m: 1. Lorraine Graham 50.63; 2. Tracey Barnes 51.29; 3. Claudine Williams 51.91
800m: 1. Charmaine Howell 2:02.35; 2. Handrea Hyman 2:03.27
100m hurdles: 1. Delloreen Ennis Londo 12.71; 2. Dionne Rose 12.81; 3. Gillian Russell
13.07
400m hurdles: 1. Deon Hemmings 53.90; 2. Debbie Parris 54.94
High jump: 1. Karen Beattle 1.81m
Long jump: 1. Lacena Golding 6.41m
Triple jump: 1. Szette Lee 14.05m
Men
100m: 1. Patrick Jarrett 10.30; 2. Christopher Williams 10.31; 3. Raymond Stewart 10.35
200m: Christopher Williams 20.51; 2. Donovan Housen 20.87; 3. Jermaine Grant 20.91
400m: 1. Greg Haughton 45.28; Danny McFarlane 45.37; 3. Michael McDonald 45.42
800m: Mario Watson 1:47.58; 2. Kenroy Levy 1:47.74; 3. Marvin Watts 1:48.00
1500m. 1. Stephen Green 3:51.98
100m hurdles: 1. Maurice Wignall 13.74
400m hurdles: Kemal Thompson 49.05; 2. Dinsdale Morgan 49.31
Long jump: 1. Maurice Wignall 7.71m
Triple jump: 1. Lancelot Gooden 15.67m
