Ayanna Alexander is a track and field athlete from

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 ...

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 The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...

and some times the

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 ...

. She competed in

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collegiately in the

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and at

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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

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Alexander, Ayanna 1982 births Living people Trinidad and Tobago female triple jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Trinidad and Tobago Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Trinidad and Tobago Louisiana Tech University alumni Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago female athletes Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Trinidad and Tobago Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Trinidad and Tobago Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games