# Inez Turner

Inez Turner (born 3 January 1972, in Trelawny Parish) is a retired female sprinter and middle-distance runner from Jamaica.

## Career

In 1991 she was awarded the Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the 1991 CARIFTA Games. She won the 800m gold at the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Together with Lorraine Fenton, Deon Hemmings and Sandie Richards she claimed a bronze medal in the women's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics.

## Personal bests

* 400 meters - 51.38 (1993)
* 800 meters - 1:59.49 (1995)

## International competitions

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Jamaica ||||||
| 1988 | CARIFTA Games (U-17) | Kingston, Jamaica | 2nd | 400 m | 54.86 |
| 1988 | CARIFTA Games (U-17) | Kingston, Jamaica | 1st | 800 m | 2:10.00 |
| 1989 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Bridgetown, Barbados | 1st | 400 m | 52.7 |
| 1989 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Bridgetown, Barbados | 1st | 800 m | 2:07.6 |
| 1990 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Kingston, Jamaica | 2nd | 400 m | 54.79 |
| 1990 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Kingston, Jamaica | 1st | 800 m | 2:10.58 |
| 1990 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Kingston, Jamaica | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:38.28 |
| 1990 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | Havana, Cuba | 2nd | 400 m | 53.91 |
| 1990 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | Havana, Cuba | 1st | 800 m | 2:09.16 |
| 1990 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | Havana, Cuba | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:38.07 |
| 1990 | World Junior Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 3rd (h) | 800m | 2:06.69 |
| 1990 | World Junior Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:31.09 |
| 1991 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 1st | 400 m | 53.80 |
| 1991 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 1st | 800 m | 2:08.36 |
| 1991 | Pan American Junior Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 1st | 800 m | 2:04.57 |
| 1991 | Pan American Junior Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:33.13 |
| 1991 | Pan American Games | Havana, Cuba | 5th | 800 m | 2:02.68 |
| 1991 | Pan American Games | Havana, Cuba | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:28.33 |
| 1993 | Universiade | Buffalo, United States | 2nd | 800 m | 2:04.14 |
| 1993 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Cali, Colombia | 3rd | 800 m | 52.64 |
| 1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 11th (sf) | 400 m | 52.25 |
| 1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:23.83 |
| 1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 1st | 800 m | 2:01.74 |
| 1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:28.63 |
| 1995 | World Indoor Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 6th | 800 m | 2:02.00 |
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | – | 800 m | DQ |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 21st (h) | 800 m | 2:01.48 |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 6th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:25.33 |
| 1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 9th (sf) | 800 m | 2:03.51 |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 28th (h) | 400 m | 53.34 |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:21.30 NR |