Andrea Bliss

Andrea Bliss (born 5 October 1980) is a Jamaican athlete who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles.[1][2] She represented her country at the 2013 World Championships reaching the semifinals. In addition, she finished fourth at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.[3]

Andrea Bliss
Personal information
Full nameAndrea Antoinette Bliss
Born (1980-10-05) 5 October 1980
Kingston, Jamaica
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Country Jamaica
SportAthletics
Event(s)Hurdling
Updated on 26 January 2015.

Personal bests

She has personal bests of 12.82 seconds in the 100 metres hurdles (Kingston 2013) and 8.08 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Düsseldorf 2006).

EventResultVenueDate
Outdoor
200 m26.04 s (wind: +0.8 m/s) Kingston17 Mar 2012
400 m55.45 s Kingston15 Apr 2000
100 m hurdles12.82 s (wind: +0.7 m/s) Kingston23 Jun 2013
Indoor
60 m7.69 s Saskatoon, Saskatchewan4 Feb 2011
200 m25.06 s Gainesville, Florida2 Mar 2006
400 m54.92 s University Park, Pennsylvania27 Jan 2001
60 m hurdles8.08 s Düsseldorf17 Feb 2006

Competition record
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Jamaica
1996 CARIFTA Games (U17) Kingston, Jamaica 4th 400 m 57.09
1st 300 m H 43.6
4th Long jump 5.30 m
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships
(U17)		 San Salvador, El Salvador 2nd 300 m H 43.28
1st 4x400 m 3:45.51
1st Long jump 5.49 m
1998 CARIFTA Games (U20) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 2nd 400 m H 59.90
1999 CARIFTA Games (U20) Fort-de-France, Martinique 4th 100 m H 13.94 (w)
4th 400 m H 59.74
Pan American Junior Championships Tampa, United States 3rd 400 m H 57.94
2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships Nassau, Bahamas 2nd 100 m H 12.86
2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena, Colombia 4th 100 m H 13.42
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 3rd 100 m H 13.20
2nd 4x100 m 44.27
Commonwealth Games Delhi, India 4th 100 m H 13.28[4]
– 4x100 m DQ
2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 7th 100 m H 13.50
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 13th (sf) 100 m H 12.92
2014 Pan American Sports Festival Ciudad de México, México 3rd 100m hurdles 13.18 A (wind: +0.9 m/s)
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References
  1. Andrea Bliss at World Athletics
  2. BIO - ANDREA BLISS, Florida Gators, archived from the original on 6 September 2015, retrieved 26 January 2015
  3. Participants / BLISS Andrea Antoinette, Commonwealth Games Federation, retrieved 25 January 2015
  4. "Close miss by Bliss". The Gleaner. Jamaica. 12 October 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2018.


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