Winthrop Graham (born 17 November 1965 in Westmoreland, Jamaica) is a retired athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres hurdles. He won two Olympic medals and three World Championship medals.

Winthrop Graham
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul 4x400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona 400 m hurdles
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1991 Tokyo 400 m hurdles
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Tokyo 4x400 m relay
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Stuttgart 400 m hurdles
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1987 Indianapolis 400 m hurdles
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 1986 Santiago 400 m hurdles

His personal best time was 47.60 seconds, achieved in August 1993 at the Zurich Weltklasse meet where he beat Samuel Matete and Kevin Young. This was also the Jamaican record.

He is married to Yvonne Mai-Graham, a former East German international distance runner.

Collegiately, he competed for the Texas Longhorns.

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Notes
1984 CARIFTA Games (under-20) Nassau, Bahamas 2nd 400 m hurdles
1987 Pan American Games Indianapolis, United States 1st 400 m hurdles
1988 Summer Olympics Seoul, South Korea 5th 400 m hurdles
2nd 4 × 400 m relay
1990 Goodwill Games Seattle, United States 1st 400 m hurdles
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 2nd 400 m hurdles
3rd 4 × 400 m relay
1992 Summer Olympics Barcelona, Spain 2nd 400 m hurdles
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 3rd 400 m hurdles

References

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