Ayanna Alexander is a Trinidad and Tobago track and field athlete. She is the only women in the country's history to compete at an Olympic Games in the women's triple jump. Alexander competes primarily in the triple jump and some times the long jump. 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. and is the first and only athlete from Trinidad and Tobago to qualify in the triple jump for the Olympic Games.
Personal bests Event Result Venue DateOutdoor 100 m 12.26 s (wind: +0.1 m/s) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 13 Aug 2011 200 m 24.85 s (wind: -1.4 m/s) Lafayette, United States 19 Mar 2005 400 m 55.29 s Baton Rouge, United States 16 Mar 2002 100 m hurdles 14.60 s (wind: +1.4 m/s) (ht) Tulsa, United States 13 May 2005 Long jump 6.28 m (wind: +1.3 m/s) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 24 Jun 2012 Triple jump 14.40 m (wind: 0.0 m/s) Alexandria, United States 28 Aug 2014Indoor Long jump 5.93 m Fairfax, United States 26 Jan 2013 Triple jump 13.99 m Blacksburg, United States 20 Feb 2010
Competition record Representing 2007NACAC ChampionshipsSan Salvador, El Salvador1stTriple jump13.29 mPan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil7thTriple jump13.21 m2008Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsCali, Colombia3rdTriple jump13.30 m2009Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsHavana, Cuba5thTriple jump13.71 m2010Central American and Caribbean GamesMayagüez, Puerto Rico3rdTriple jump13.64 mCommonwealth GamesDelhi, India11thLong jump5.87 m2ndTriple jump13.91 m2011Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsMayagüez, Puerto Rico7thLong jump6.06 m1stTriple jump13.50 mPan American GamesGuadalajara, Mexico5thTriple jump13.54 m2012Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom14th (q)Triple jump14.09 m2013Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsMorelia, Mexico9thLong jump5.70 m2ndTriple jump13.17 m2014Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom23rd (q)Long jump5.77 m3rdTriple jump14.01 mPan American Sports FestivalMexico City, Mexico6thTriple jump13.49 m A (+1.3 m/s)Central American and Caribbean GamesXalapa, Mexico8thTriple jump12.94 m A (-0.5 m/s)2015Pan American GamesToronto, Canada8thTriple jump13.83 mNACAC ChampionshipsSan José, Costa Rica5thTriple jump13.68 m2016World Indoor ChampionshipsPortland, United States –Triple jumpNM2018Commonwealth GamesGold Coast, Australia6thTriple jump13.47 mCentral American and Caribbean GamesBarranquilla, Colombia14thLong jump5.83 m (w)9thTriple jump13.18 mNACAC ChampionshipsToronto, Canada6thTriple jump12.94 m
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