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Ayanna Alexander

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Country
  
Trinidad and Tobago

Name
  
Ayanna Alexander

Events
  
Triple jump

Weight
  
60 kg

College team
  
Louisiana Tech

Height
  
1.71 m

Sport
  
Track and field

Role
  
Track and field athlete


Ayanna Alexander One on One with AYANNA ALEXANDER The Trinidad Guardian Newspaper


Born
  
20 July 1982 (age 41) (
1982-07-20
)
Arima, Trinidad and Tobago

Coached by
  
Emanuel "Skeeter" Jackson

Personal best(s)
  
Triple jump: 14.40 m

Going for gold ayanna alexander kelly ann baptiste


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. 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.

References

Ayanna Alexander Wikipedia