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Brigitte Foster-Hylton

Like fine wine, national sprint hurdler Brigitte Foster-Hylton gets better and better with age.

Less than three months before her 35th birthday, the St Elizabeth native and veteran MVP Track Club athlete had her finest moment when she won the 100 metres hurdles gold in a then season-best 12.51 seconds at the 2009 IAAF World Championships in Berlin, Germany.

It was the crowning moment in an outstanding international career for the Jamaican national record holder. She became the first Jamaican, man or woman, to win a sprint hurdle gold at a major world meet.

It led the former St Elizabeth Technical High and Southwest Texas State University student to describe 2009 as a dream season.

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"I would consider 2009 as one of those seasons every athlete would dream of ... . Everything that I have worked hard for was just in my hands, it's overwhelming, it is quite satisfying ...," said Foster-Hylton, who will r