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Ainsley Waugh

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Ainsley Waugh
Medal record
Men'sathletics
RepresentingJamaica
CAC Junior Championships(U20)
Gold medal – first place 1996 San Salvador 4x400 m relay

Ainsley Waugh(born 17 September 1981) is aJamaicantrack and fieldsprinterwho specialises in the100and200 metres.[1]

He made his major tournament debut at the2005 World Championships in Athletics,reaching the quarter-finals in the 100 metres event. He competed at the2006 Commonwealth Gamesin 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 theGrande Prêmio Brasil Caixameeting 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

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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

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
RepresentingJamaica
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 38.28SB
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

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  1. ^Star Athletes Photo Gallery - Ainsley Waugh - Track & FieldArchived28 May 2012 at theWayback Machine.University of Technology, Jamaica. Retrieved on 18 April 2012.
  2. ^abWaugh Ainsley biography.IAAF.Retrieved on 2009-05-30.
  3. ^Biscayart, Eduardo (2009-05-25).Belém spectacular produces five world season leads – IAAF World Athletics Tour.IAAF.Retrieved on 2009-05-30.
  4. ^Official Result 100m men.Confederação Brasileira de Atletismo.Retrieved on 2009-05-30.
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