Ayanna Hutchinson (born 18 February 1978) is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Trinidad and Tobago.[1]

Ayanna Hutchinson
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  Trinidad and Tobago
CAC Junior Championships (U17)
Silver medal – second place 1994 Port of Spain 100 m
CARIFTA Games
Youth (U17)
Gold medal – first place 1994 Bridgetown 100m
Gold medal – first place 1994 Bridgetown 200m

Career

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Hutchinson represented Trinidad and Tobago at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Kelly-Ann Baptiste, Wanda Hutson and Semoy Hackett. In their first round heat they did not finish and were eliminated due to a mistake with the baton exchange.[1]

Ayanna Hutchinson represented Trinidad and Tobago at the 2000 Sydney Olympics where she competed in the 100m, and the 2004 Athens Olympics as a part of the 4 × 100 m relay team but due to a missed exchange they were eliminated . She was a semi-finalist at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne and at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin. Together with Kelly-Ann Baptiste, Semoy Hackett and Reyare Thomas set a national record in the 4 × 100 m at the 2009 Berlin World Championships.

Achievements

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Personal Best – Outdoor 100 Metres 11.26; 200 Metres 23.35 Personal Best – Indoor 60 Metres 7.28

Honours 100 Metres 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 8 sf 11.58 -0.10 Berlin; 18th Commonwealth Games 5 sf 11.53 -0.30 Melbourne

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Trinidad and Tobago
1994 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Bridgetown, Barbados 1st 100 m 11.88
1st 200 m 24.30
CARIFTA Games (U-20) 4th 4 × 100 m relay 46.58
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17) Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 2nd 100 m 11.4   (-0.4 m/s)
4th 200 m 24.9   (-2.3 m/s)
World Junior Championships Lisbon, Portugal 23rd (qf) 100m 11.93 (wind: +1.0 m/s)
1995 Central American and Caribbean Championships Guatemala City, Guatemala 3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:36.29
1996 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Kingston, Jamaica 5th 100 m 11.63   (0.9 m/s)
5th 200 m 24.83   (-4.4 m/s)
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 51st (h) 100 m 11.78   (-2.0 m/s)
2004 South American U23 Championships Barquisimeto, Venezuela 3rd [2] 4 × 100 m relay 43.89
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 4 × 100 m relay DNF
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 5th (sf) 100 m 11.53 (wind: -0.3 m/s)
Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena, Colombia 4th 100 m 11.55 (wind: +0.5 m/s)
2007 NACAC Championships San Salvador, El Salvador 7th 100 m 11.88
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 43.98
Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 14th (sf) 100 m 11.77   (0.6 m/s)
7th 4 × 100 m relay 44.33
2008 Central American and Caribbean Championships Cali, Colombia 4th (h) 100 m 11.51   (1.3 m/s)
1st 4 × 100 m relay 43.43 NR
Olympic Games Beijing, PR China 4 × 100 m relay DNF
2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships Havana, Cuba 4th 100 m 11.45   (0.8 m/s)
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 43.75
World Championships Berlin, Germany 16th (sf) 100 m 11.58   (-0.1 m/s)
7th 4 × 100 m relay 43.43
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 2nd 100 m 11.47   (0.0 m/s)
5th 4 × 100 m relay 45.01
Commonwealth Games Delhi, India 4th (sf) 100 m 11.58
2011 Central American and Caribbean Championships Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 5th 100 m 11.56   (0.5 m/s)
1st 4 × 100 m relay 43.47

References

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  1. ^ a b Athlete biography: Ayanna Hutchinson, beijing2008.cn, retrieved 30 August 2008.
  2. ^ Guest final out of competition
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  1. ^ Zádor, Péter (photographer), Ayanna Hutchinson - Berlin 2009, all-athletics.com (Elite Ltd.), retrieved 31 March 2012