Ayanna Alexander
Trinidad and Tobago's pioneering Olympic triple jumper
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Nationality | Trinidadian | |||||||||||||||||
Born | (1982-07-20) 20 July 1982 (age 42) Trinidad & Tobago | |||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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Sport | athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Triple jump, Long jump | |||||||||||||||||
College team | Louisiana Tech | |||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Emanuel "Skeeter" Jackson | |||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||
Personal best | Triple jump: 14.40 m | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 9 January 2015 |
Ayanna Alexander is a track and field athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who is the first and only women in the country's history to compete at an Olympic games in the women's triple jump. Ayanna competes primarily in the triple jump and some times the long jump.[1][2][3] She competed in track and field collegiately in the United States at Louisiana Tech University and at McLean High School in McLean, VA. She is the Trinidad and Tobago national record holder in the triple jump at 14.40 meters.[4] and is the first and only athlete from Trinidad and Tobago to qualify in the triple jump for the Olympic Games.[5]
Personal bests
Event | Result | Venue | Date |
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Outdoor | |||
100 m | 12.26 s (wind: +0.1 m/s) | ![]() | 13 Aug 2011 |
200 m | 24.85 s (wind: -1.4 m/s) | ![]() | 19 Mar 2005 |
400 m | 55.29 s | ![]() | 16 Mar 2002 |
100 m hurdles | 14.60 s (wind: +1.4 m/s) (ht) | ![]() | 13 May 2005 |
Long jump | 6.28 m (wind: +1.3 m/s) | ![]() | 24 Jun 2012 |
Triple jump | 14.40 m (wind: 0.0 m/s) | ![]() | 28 Aug 2014 |
Indoor | |||
Long jump | 5.93 m | ![]() | 26 Jan 2013 |
Triple jump | 13.99 m | ![]() | 20 Feb 2010 |
Competition record
References
- ^ "Ayanna Alexander - Athletics". Ttoc.org. 14 July 2012.
- ^ Ayanna Alexander, National Sporting Archive of Trinidad and Tobago (NSATT), archived from the original on 9 January 2015, retrieved 9 January 2015
- ^ Biography - ALEXANDER Ayanna, PASO, archived from the original on 9 January 2015, retrieved 9 January 2015
- ^ Trinidad & Tobago National Records - Women, National Association of Athletics Administrations of Trinidad & Tobago, retrieved 9 January 2015
- ^ Ayanna Alexander - Biography, Commonwealth Games Federation, retrieved 9 January 2015
External links
- Ayanna Alexander at World Athletics
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ayanna Alexander". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.