Devynne Ashtyn Charlton (born 26 November 1995) is a Bahamian athlete competing in the 60 meters hurdles and 100 m hurdles. Charlton won gold in the 60 m hurdles at the 2024, 2025 and 2026 World Indoor Championships. She won the silver in the 100 m hurdles in the 2022 Commonwealth Games and gold in the event in the 2026 Commonwealth Games. She is the world record holder in the 60 meters hurdles having set the record in 2024 and equalled it in 2026.
Early life and education Charlton was born in Nassau, Bahamas on 26 November 1995. She is the daughter of Laura and David Charlton. Her sister is the long jumper, Anthaya Charlton.
Charlton studied at St Augustine's College secondary school in Nassau, Bahamas. She attended Purdue University from 2013 to 2018, where she was an All-American and Big Ten Athlete of the Year three times. Athletics career Charlton represented her country at the 2015 and 2017 World Athletics Championships but did not make the final.
She represented the Bahamas at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, finishing sixth in the 100 m hurdles event.
Charlton won the silver medal in the event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. She took silver for the 60 m hurdles at the 2022 World Indoor Championships, setting a national record of 7.81 seconds.
In 2024, Charlton set the world record for the 60 metres hurdles at 7.67 seconds at the 116th Millrose Games. She further broke the world record with a 7.65 run at the 2024 World Indoor Championships, claiming gold in the event. Charlton followed her win with wins at the 2025 World Indoor Championships and the 2026 World Indoor Championships, where she equalled her world record time of 7.65.
A few months later, Charlton won gold in the 100 metres hurdles at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
Achievements International competitions 2010CARIFTA Games (U17)George Town, Cayman Islands8th100 m12.405th100 m hurdles14.73 (w)3rd4 × 100 m relay46.85Central American and CaribbeanJunior Championships (U18)Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic2nd4 × 100 m relay46.642011CARIFTA Games (U17)Montego Bay, Jamaica1st100 m11.914th100 m hurdles14.192nd4 × 100 m relay46.16World Youth ChampionshipsLille, France16th (sf)100 m12.3312th (h)Medley relay2:11.10Pan American Junior ChampionshipsMiramar, FL, United States1st4 × 100 m relay45.093rd4 × 400 m relay3:42.612012CARIFTA Games (U20)Hamilton, Bermuda5th100 m hurdles13.971st4 × 100 m relay45.02Central American and CaribbeanJunior Championships (U18)San Salvador, El Salvador3rd100 m11.973rd100 m hurdles13.772nd4 × 100 m relay45.72World Junior ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain36th (h)100 m hurdles14.20 –4 × 100 m relayDNF2013CARIFTA Games (U20)Nassau, Bahamas1st100 m11.603rd100 m hurdles14.251st4 × 100 m relay44.772014CARIFTA Games (U20)Fort-de-France, Martinique7th100 m11.68 (w)3rd4 × 100 m relay45.47Central American and CaribbeanJunior Championships (U20)Morelia, Mexico1st100 m hurdles13.563rd4 × 100 m relay45.73World Junior ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain9th (sf)100 m hurdles13.36 (w) –4 × 100 m relayDQ2015Pan American GamesToronto, Canada13th (h)100 m hurdles13.22 (w)7th4 × 100 m relay44.38NACAC ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Rica6th100 m hurdles13.01 (w)4th4 × 100 m relay44.28World ChampionshipsBeijing, China27th (h)100 m hurdles13.162017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom13th (sf)100 m hurdles12.95 –4 × 100 m relayDNF2018World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom8th60 m hurdles8.18NACAC ChampionshipsToronto, Canada5th100 m hurdles13.012019Pan American GamesLima, Peru10th (h)100 m hurdles13.49 –4 × 100 m relayDNF2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan6th100 m hurdles12.742022World Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia2nd60 m hurdles7.81 World ChampionshipsEugene, OR, United States7th100 m hurdles12.53Commonwealth GamesBirmingham, United Kingdom2nd100 m hurdles12.58NACAC ChampionshipsFreeport, Bahamas3rd100 m hurdles12.712nd4 × 100 m relay43.342023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary4th100 m hurdles12.522024World Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom1st60 m hurdles7.65 Olympic GamesParis, France6th100 m hurdles12.562025World Indoor ChampionshipsNanjing, China1st60 m hurdles7.72World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan6th100 m hurdles12.492026World Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland1st60 m hurdles7.65 =Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom1st100 m hurdles12.33 World Ultimate Championship Budapest, Hungary 4th 100 m hurdles12.40
Personal bests 60 metres indoor – 7.26 (Geneva, OH 25 FEB 2017) 60 metres hurdles indoor – 7.65 (Glasgow 3 March 2024, Toruń 22 March 2026) World record 100 metres – 11.22 (+0.6 m/s) (Bloomington, IN 13 MAY 2018) 200 metres – 23.53 (Geneva, OH 25 February 2017) 100 metres hurdles – 12.33 (+1.0 m/s) (Brussels 5 September 2026)
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