WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue track & field alumna Devynne Charlton qualified for her second Olympic Games in the 100-meter hurdles on Thursday evening.
Charlton officially earned her place at the 2024 Paris Games when she won the Bahamas National Championships on June 27 in Nassau, Bahamas. Charlton also ran in the 100m hurdles at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Two Boilermaker track & field alums have now punched their ticket to Paris, as Charlton joins Chukwuebuka Enekwechi, who qualified in the shot put for Nigeria on June 17.
Charlton won the Bahamas national title with a finals time of 12.62 seconds on Thursday evening. She was victorious by 0.32 seconds. Several hours earlier, Charlton was first in the prelims in 12.73.
Ranked No. 3 in the world in the event, Charlton has a season-best time of 12.49, achieved on April 20 in Xiamen, China. Earlier in 2024 indoors, the Nassau native broke the world record in the 60m hurdles with a time of 7.65 to win the World Athletics Indoor Championships.
A Boilermaker from 2014-18, Charlton was seventh in the 100m hurdles at the 2022 World Athletics Championships and sixth at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The school record-holder in the 100m hurdles and 100m, she is a nine-time All-American and an 11-time Big Ten Champion. Charlton was named the Big Ten Track Athlete of the Year three times.
Several more current and former Boilermakers are competing at Olympic Trials across the world this week. Additional information on how to follow along with their competitions is available at PurdueSports.com/TrackField and by following the Boilermakers on Twitter/X, Instagram and Facebook.
For more on the Purdue track & field and cross country program, visit PurdueSports.com/TrackField and follow and connect with the Boilermakers on Twitter/X, Instagram and Facebook.
Charlton officially earned her place at the 2024 Paris Games when she won the Bahamas National Championships on June 27 in Nassau, Bahamas. Charlton also ran in the 100m hurdles at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Two Boilermaker track & field alums have now punched their ticket to Paris, as Charlton joins Chukwuebuka Enekwechi, who qualified in the shot put for Nigeria on June 17.
Charlton won the Bahamas national title with a finals time of 12.62 seconds on Thursday evening. She was victorious by 0.32 seconds. Several hours earlier, Charlton was first in the prelims in 12.73.
Ranked No. 3 in the world in the event, Charlton has a season-best time of 12.49, achieved on April 20 in Xiamen, China. Earlier in 2024 indoors, the Nassau native broke the world record in the 60m hurdles with a time of 7.65 to win the World Athletics Indoor Championships.
A Boilermaker from 2014-18, Charlton was seventh in the 100m hurdles at the 2022 World Athletics Championships and sixth at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The school record-holder in the 100m hurdles and 100m, she is a nine-time All-American and an 11-time Big Ten Champion. Charlton was named the Big Ten Track Athlete of the Year three times.
Several more current and former Boilermakers are competing at Olympic Trials across the world this week. Additional information on how to follow along with their competitions is available at PurdueSports.com/TrackField and by following the Boilermakers on Twitter/X, Instagram and Facebook.
For more on the Purdue track & field and cross country program, visit PurdueSports.com/TrackField and follow and connect with the Boilermakers on Twitter/X, Instagram and Facebook.