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 | |
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 |
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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.
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