Ayanna Alexander

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Ayanna Alexander
Personal information
NationalityTrinidadian
Born (1982-07-20) 20 July 1982 (age 42)
Trinidad & Tobago
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Sport athletics
Event(s) Triple jump, Long jump
College team Louisiana Tech
Coached byEmanuel "Skeeter" Jackson
Achievements and titles
Personal bestTriple jump: 14.40 m
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Delhi Triple jump
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Scotland Triple jump
Updated on 9 January 2015

Ayanna Alexander is a track and field athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who is the 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]

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Personal bests

EventResultVenueDate
Outdoor
100 m12.26 s(wind: +0.1 m/s) Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Port of Spain 13 Aug 2011
200 m24.85 s(wind: -1.4 m/s) Flag of the United States.svg Lafayette, Louisiana 19 Mar 2005
400 m55.29 s Flag of the United States.svg Baton Rouge, Louisiana 16 Mar 2002
100 m hurdles14.60 s(wind: +1.4 m/s) (ht) Flag of the United States.svg Tulsa, Oklahoma 13 May 2005
Long jump6.28 m(wind: +1.3 m/s) Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Port of Spain 24 Jun 2012
Triple jump14.40 m(wind: 0.0 m/s) Flag of the United States.svg Alexandria, Virginia 28 Aug 2014
Indoor
Long jump5.93 m Flag of the United States.svg Fairfax, Virginia 26 Jan 2013
Triple jump13.99 m Flag of the United States.svg Blacksburg, Virginia 20 Feb 2010

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
2007 NACAC Championships San Salvador, El Salvador 1stTriple jump 13.29 m
Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil7thTriple jump 13.21 m
2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships Cali, Colombia 3rdTriple jump 13.30 m
2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships Havana, Cuba 5thTriple jump 13.71 m
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 3rdTriple jump 13.64 m
Commonwealth Games Delhi, India11thLong jump 5.87 m
2ndTriple jump 13.91 m
2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 7thLong jump 6.06 m
1stTriple jump 13.50 m
Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico5thTriple jump 13.54 m
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom14th (q)Triple jump 14.09 m
2013 Central American and Caribbean Championships Morelia, Mexico 9thLong jump 5.70 m
2ndTriple jump 13.17 m
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom23rd (q)Long jump 5.77 m
3rdTriple jump 14.01 m
Pan American Sports Festival Ciudad de México, México 6thTriple jump 13.49 m A(+1.3 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean Games Xalapa, México 8thTriple jump 12.94 m A(-0.5 m/s)
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada8thTriple jump 13.83 m
NACAC Championships San José, Costa Rica 5thTriple jump 13.68 m
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States –Triple jump NM
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 6thTriple jump 13.47 m
Central American and Caribbean Games Barranquilla, Colombia 14thLong jump 5.83 m (w)
9thTriple jump 13.18 m
NACAC Championships Toronto, Canada6thTriple jump 12.94 m

References

  1. ↑ "Ayanna Alexander - Athletics". Ttoc.org. 14 July 2012.
  2. ↑ Ayanna Alexander, National Sporting Archive of Trinidad and Tobago (NSATT), archived from the original on 9 January 2015, retrieved 9 January 2015
  3. ↑ Biography - ALEXANDER Ayanna, PASO, archived from the original on 9 January 2015, retrieved 9 January 2015
  4. ↑ Trinidad & Tobago National Records - Women, National Association of Athletics Administrations of Trinidad & Tobago , retrieved 9 January 2015
  5. ↑ Ayanna Alexander - Biography, Commonwealth Games Federation , retrieved 9 January 2015
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