Debbie Dunn

Dunn's story resonates with me beyond the stopwatch. Born in Jamaica in 1978, she moved through a Maryland high school and Norfolk State University before becoming an American citizen in 2004, then ran a stunning 49.95 to reach the 400 m world final in 2009. Breaking 50 seconds in the one-lap event is brutally hard, and she did it after rebuilding her life across borders. What I value most is the arc: an immigrant who earned her place and then her moment on the world stage. Records fade, but the determination behind that run is what stays with me.

This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.

Name (English)

Debbie Dunn

Name (Japanese)

デビー・ダン

Reading

でびー・だん

Born

March 26, 1978 (age 48)

Origin

Jamaica

Height

172 cm

Occupation

sprinter

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Horse

High school

Fairmont Heights High School

University

Norfolk State University

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debbie%20Dunn
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%83%93%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%80%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q242448

Tags

• sprinter

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.