Fana Ashby

Fana Ashby

Personal information
Born	(1981-06-15) 15 June 1981 (age 44) Diego Martin, Trinidad and Tobago
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Club	Auburn Tigers
Medal record Representing  Trinidad and Tobago World Junior Championships 2000 Santiago 100m hurdles

Fana Ashby (born 15 June 1981) is a retired athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who specialised in the 100m sprint. ^[1] She won the bronze medal in the 100 metres at the 2000 World Junior Championships. Ashby later won the 100m title at the 2003 CAC Championships in Athletics. She also copped 100m bronze medals at the 2005 CAC Games and the 2007 NACAC Championships. ^[2]

Ashby was coached by coach Henry Rolle.

Running for the Auburn Tigers track and field team, Ashby won the 2005 60 meters at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships. ^[3]

Personal life

As a teenager Ashby attended Tranquility Government Secondary School. She was later bestowed with one of the school's sporting houses being named in her honour. ^[4] Ashby later studied at Kansas City Community College. ^[5]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Trinidad and Tobago
1998	World Junior Championships	Annecy, France	6th	100m	11.65 (wind: +1.7 m/s)
			24th (h) [6]	200m	24.50 (wind: +0.5 m/s)
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	55th (h)	100 m	11.85
	World Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	3rd	100m	11.47 (wind: +2.0 m/s)
			14th (h) [7]	200m	24.46 (wind: -0.4 m/s)
2002	Commonwealth Games	Manchester, United Kingdom	10th (sf)	100 m	11.46
			7th	4x400 m	3:39.14
2003	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	28th (sf)	60 m	7.43
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	St. George's, Grenada	1st	100 m	11.32
	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	8th	100 m	11.52
			12th (h)	200 m	23.97
			4th	4x100 m	43.97
2004	South American U23 Championships	Barquisimeto, Venezuela	3rd [8]	4x100m relay	43.89
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	28th (qf)	100 m	11.54
			–	4x100 m	DNF
2005	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Nassau, Bahamas	3rd	100 m	11.40
			–	4x100 m	DNF
2006	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia	14th (sf)	100 m	11.57
2007	NACAC Championships	San Salvador, El Salvador	3rd	4x100 m	43.98
	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	7th	4x100 m	44.33

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 11.12 (Port-of-Spain 2004)
• 200 metres – 23.05 (Port-of-Spain 2003)

Indoor

• 60 metres – 7.18 (Fayetteville 2005)
• 200 metres – 22.91 (Fayetteville 2005)

References

1. Fana Ashby at World Athletics
2. Ramphal, Vidia (June 15, 2023). "On This Day in Sport: June 15". Loop TT.
3. "Men tie for 10th at NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships". University of Texas Athletics. 2005-03-12. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
4. "Tranquillity Secondary School - ABOUT US". www.tranquillitysecondary.edu.tt. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
5. "Collins defends CAC 100m title". worldathletics.org. July 5, 2003. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
6. Did not show in the quarterfinal.
7. Disqualified in the quarterfinal.
8. Guest final out of competition

External links

• Fana Ashby at World Athletics
• Fana Ashby at Olympedia
• Fana Ashby at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)