Ainsley Waugh
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's athletics | ||
Representing  Jamaica | ||
| CAC Junior Championships (U20) | ||
 | 1996 San Salvador | 4x400 m relay |
Ainsley Waugh (born 17 September 1981) is a Jamaican track and field sprinter who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres.[1]
He made his major tournament debut at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics, reaching the quarter-finals in the 100 metres event. He competed at the 2006 Commonwealth Games 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.[2]
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.[3] Waugh also won the 100 metres race with a season's best of 10.16 seconds.[4]
Personal bests
[edit]| Event | Time (seconds) | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | 10.11 | Lappeenranta, Finland | 13 August 2011 |
| 200 metres | 20.22 | Belém, Brazil | 24 May 2009 |
- All information taken from IAAF profile.[2]
Achievements
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Jamaica | |||||
| 1996 | CAC Junior Championships (U-20) | San Salvador, El Salvador | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:09.67 |
| 2002 | NACAC U-25 Championships | San Antonio, Texas, United States | 3rd | 200m | 21.04 (wind: +0.5 m/s) |
| 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.86 | |||
| Central American and Caribbean Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | 4th (h) | 200m | 21.22 (wind: 0.0 m/s) | |
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 5th (qf) | 100 m | 10.39 (-1.2 m/s) |
| 4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.28 SB | |||
| 2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 7th (sf) | 100 m | 10.35 (-0.6 m/s) |
| 8th (sf) | 200 m | 21.15 (1.0 m/s) | |||
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.36 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ Star Athletes Photo Gallery - Ainsley Waugh - Track & Field Archived 28 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine. University of Technology, Jamaica. Retrieved on 18 April 2012.
- ^ a b Waugh Ainsley biography. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-05-30.
- ^ Biscayart, Eduardo (2009-05-25). Belém spectacular produces five world season leads – IAAF World Athletics Tour. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-05-30.
- ^ Official Result 100m men. Confederação Brasileira de Atletismo. Retrieved on 2009-05-30.
External links
[edit]- Ainsley Waugh at World Athletics
- Ainsley Waugh at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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