# Ayanna Alexander

Ayanna Alexander is a track and field athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who is the 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.

## 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 |
| 2007 | 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 |
| 2010 | Commonwealth Games | Delhi, India | 11th | Long jump | 5.87 m |
| 2010 | Commonwealth Games | Delhi, India | 2nd | Triple jump | 13.91 m |
| 2011 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 7th | Long jump | 6.06 m |
| 2011 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 1st | Triple jump | 13.50 m |
| 2011 | 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 |
| 2013 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Morelia, Mexico | 2nd | Triple jump | 13.17 m |
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 23rd (q) | Long jump | 5.77 m |
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 3rd | Triple jump | 14.01 m |
| 2014 | Pan American Sports Festival | Ciudad de México, México | 6th | Triple jump | 13.49 m A (+1.3 m/s) |
| 2014 | 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 |
| 2015 | 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 |
| 2018 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | 14th | Long jump | 5.83 m (w) |
| 2018 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Barranquilla, Colombia | 9th | Triple jump | 13.18 m |
| 2018 | NACAC Championships | Toronto, Canada | 6th | Triple jump | 12.94 m |