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'''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== {| {{AchievementTable}} |- !colspan="5"|Representing {{JAM}} |- |1997 |IAAF World Championships |Athens, Greece |bgcolor="cc9966" align="center" |3rd |4 × 400 m Relay |- |1998 |IAAF Golden League / Grand Prix Final |Moscow, Russia |align="center" |7th |400 m |- |1999 |IAAF World Championships |Seville, Spain |bgcolor="cc9966" |3rd |400 m |- |rowspan=3|2000 |rowspan=2|Olympic Games |rowspan=2|Sydney, Australia |bgcolor="silver" align="center" |2nd |400 m |- |bgcolor="silver" align="center" |2nd |4 × 400 m |- |IAAF Grand Prix Final |Doha, Qatar |bgcolor="gold" align="center" |1st |400 m |- |rowspan=2|2001 |rowspan=2|IAAF World Championships |rowspan=2|Edmonton, Alberta |bgcolor="silver" align="center" |2nd |400 m |- |bgcolor="gold" |1st |4 × 400 m |- |2002 |IAAF Grand Prix Final |Paris, France |bgcolor="silver" |2nd |400 m |- |rowspan=3|2003 |rowspan=2|IAAF World Championships |rowspan=2|Paris, France |bgcolor="silver" |2nd |400 m |- |bgcolor="cc9966" |3rd |4 × 400 m |- |IAAF World Athletics Final |Monte Carlo, Monaco |bgcolor="silver" align="center" |2nd |400 m |- |2005 |IAAF World Championships |Helsinki, Finland |bgcolor="silver" align="center" |2nd |4 × 400 m |}
===Personal bests=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" !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== * {{World Athletics||name=Lorraine Fenton}} * [http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=36580.html Lorraine Fenton retires] - IAAF.org
{{Jamaican Sportswoman of the Year}} {{Footer World Champions 4 x 400 m Women}} {{authority control}}
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