Ayanna Alexander

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]

Ayanna Alexander

Personal information
Nationality	Trinidadian
Born	(1982-07-20) 20 July 1982 Trinidad & Tobago
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Sport	athletics
Event(s)	Triple jump, Long jump
College team	Louisiana Tech
Coached by	Emanuel "Skeeter" Jackson
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Triple jump: 14.40 m
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Trinidad and Tobago Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi Triple jump 2014 Scotland Triple jump
Updated on 9 January 2015.

Personal bests

Event	Result	Venue	Date
Outdoor
100 m	12.26 s (wind: +0.1 m/s)	Port of Spain	13 Aug 2011
200 m	24.85 s (wind: -1.4 m/s)	Lafayette, Louisiana	19 Mar 2005
400 m	55.29 s	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	16 Mar 2002
100 m hurdles	14.60 s (wind: +1.4 m/s) (ht)	Tulsa, Oklahoma	13 May 2005
Long jump	6.28 m (wind: +1.3 m/s)	Port of Spain	24 Jun 2012
Triple jump	14.40 m (wind: 0.0 m/s)	Alexandria, Virginia	28 Aug 2014
Indoor
Long jump	5.93 m	Fairfax, Virginia	26 Jan 2013
Triple jump	13.99 m	Blacksburg, Virginia	20 Feb 2010

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Trinidad and Tobago
2007	NACAC Championships	San Salvador, El Salvador	1st	Triple jump	13.29 m
	Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	7th	Triple jump	13.21 m
2008	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Cali, Colombia	3rd	Triple jump	13.30 m
2009	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Havana, Cuba	5th	Triple jump	13.71 m
2010	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	3rd	Triple jump	13.64 m
	Commonwealth Games	Delhi, India	11th	Long jump	5.87 m
			2nd	Triple jump	13.91 m
2011	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	7th	Long jump	6.06 m
			1st	Triple jump	13.50 m
	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico	5th	Triple jump	13.54 m
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	14th (q)	Triple jump	14.09 m
2013	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Morelia, Mexico	9th	Long jump	5.70 m
			2nd	Triple jump	13.17 m
2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	23rd (q)	Long jump	5.77 m
			3rd	Triple jump	14.01 m
	Pan American Sports Festival	Ciudad de México, México	6th	Triple jump	13.49 m A (+1.3 m/s)
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Xalapa, México	8th	Triple jump	12.94 m A (-0.5 m/s)
2015	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	8th	Triple jump	13.83 m
	NACAC Championships	San José, Costa Rica	5th	Triple jump	13.68 m
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	–	Triple jump	NM
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	6th	Triple jump	13.47 m
	Central American and Caribbean Games	Barranquilla, Colombia	14th	Long jump	5.83 m (w)
			9th	Triple jump	13.18 m
	NACAC Championships	Toronto, Canada	6th	Triple 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 January 9, 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

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.