Tanya Oxley (born 13 May 1979) is a retired female track and field sprinter from Barbados.

Career

She represented her native country at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

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. She won a bronze medal in the women's 4x400 metres relay at the

1999 Pan American Games The 1999 Pan American Games, officially the XIII Pan American Games or the 13th Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event that was held from July 23 to August 8, 1999, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and surrounding towns and ...

, alongside Melissa Straker,

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, and

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Personal life

She is currently a Physical Education teacher at Queen's College, Barbados

Achievements

^†: Most probable, but relay team members could not be retrieved.

External links

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Picture of Tanya Oxley
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References

1979 births Living people Barbadian female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games Olympic athletes for Barbados Pan American Games bronze medalists for Barbados Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games Olympic female sprinters {{Barbados-athletics-bio-stub