Ainsley Waugh (born 17 September 1981) is a Jamaican track and field sprinter who specialises in the

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and

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. He made his major tournament debut at the

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, reaching the quarter-finals in the 100 metres event. He competed at the

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in both the 100 and 200 metres but failed to progress beyond the semi-finals, registering below-par performances of 10.35 and 21.15. He finished third in the 200 metres at the Grande Prêmio Brasil Caixa meeting in 2009, setting a new personal best of 20.22 seconds. Waugh also won the 100 metres race with a season's best of 10.16 seconds.Official Result 100m men

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. Retrieved on 2009-05-30.

Personal bests

*All information taken from IAAF profile.Waugh Ainsley biography

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. Retrieved on 2009-05-30.

Achievements

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* * 1981 births Living people Jamaican male sprinters Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Jamaica Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games {{Jamaica-athletics-bio-stub