Rhonda Watkins (born 9 December 1987) is a

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of ...

long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a ...

er. She is the former national record holder in the event at 6.82m set in 2007 at the

Prefontaine Classic The Prefontaine Classic, an Oregon Track Club event, is one of the premier track and field meets in the United States, held in Eugene, Oregon. Every year it draws a world caliber field to compete at Hayward Field on the campus of the University ...

Career

She won the gold medal at the 2006 World Junior Championships, and competed without reaching the final round at the 2008 Olympic Games. She also finished thirteenth in the high jump at the 2003 World Youth Championships. She has 6.82 metres in the long jump, achieved in May 2007 in Eugene. In the high jump she has 1.84 metres, achieved in May 2007 in

Palo Alto Palo Alto (; Spanish for "tall stick") is a charter city in the northwestern corner of Santa Clara County, California, United States, in the San Francisco Bay Area, named after a coastal redwood tree known as El Palo Alto. The city was es ...

Achievements

External links

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Watkins, Rhonda 1987 births Living people Trinidad and Tobago long jumpers Trinidad and Tobago female high jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Trinidad and Tobago Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Female long jumpers Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Trinidad and Tobago Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Commonwealth Games competitors for Trinidad and Tobago