Rhonda Watkins

Rhonda Watkins
Medal record
Athletics
Representing Trinidad and Tobago
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
CAC Junior Championships (U17)
CARIFTA Games ; Junior (U20)
CARIFTA Games ; Youth (U17)

Rhonda Watkins (born 9 December 1987) is a Trinidad and Tobago long jumper. She is the former national record holder in the event at 6.82m set in 2007 at the Prefontaine Classic.

Career

She won the gold medal at the 2006 World Junior Championships, and competed without reaching the final round at the 2008 Olympic Games. She also finished thirteenth in the high jump at the 2003 World Youth Championships.^[1]

She has 6.82 metres in the long jump, achieved in May 2007 in Eugene. In the high jump she has 1.84 metres, achieved in May 2007 in Palo Alto.^[1]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Trinidad and Tobago
2001	CARIFTA Games (U17)	Bridgetown, Barbados	2nd	High jump	1.68m
2001	CARIFTA Games (U17)	Bridgetown, Barbados	11th	Long jump	4.31m
2002	CARIFTA Games (U17)	Nassau, Bahamas	5th	High jump	1.60m
	CARIFTA Games (U17)	Nassau, Bahamas	4th	Long jump	5.12m
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17)	Bridgetown, Barbados	2nd	High jump	1.71m
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17)	Bridgetown, Barbados	1st	Long jump	5.56m (-0.4 m/s)
2003	CARIFTA Games (U17)	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	1st	High jump	1.73m
			1st	Long jump	5.79m (0.8 m/s)
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	47.37s
	World Youth Championships	Sherbrooke, Canada	13th	High jump	1.70m
	World Youth Championships	Sherbrooke, Canada	7th (q)	Long jump	5.85m (1.0 m/s)
2004	CARIFTA Games (U20)	Hamilton, Bermuda	2nd	High jump	1.76m
	CARIFTA Games (U20)	Hamilton, Bermuda	1st	Long jump	6.29m (1.1 m/s)
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)	Coatzacoalcos, México	1st	High jump	1.76m
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)	Coatzacoalcos, México	1st	Long jump	5.85m (-1.7 m/s)
	World Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	15th (q)	Long jump	5.92 m (-0.2 m/s)
2005	CARIFTA Games (U20)	Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago	1st	High jump	1.82m
	CARIFTA Games (U20)	Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago	1st	Long jump	6.29m (0.4 m/s)
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Nassau, Bahamas	8th	High jump	1.80 m
	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Nassau, Bahamas	9th	Long jump	5.86 m (w)
2006	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	1st	High jump	1.83m
	Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20)	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	1st	Long jump	6.56m CR (0.0 m/s)
	World Junior Championships	Beijing, PR China	19th (q)	High jump	1.74 m
	World Junior Championships	Beijing, PR China	1st	Long jump	6.46 m (-0.3 m/s)
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, PR China	18th (q)	Long jump	5.88m (0.5 m/s)
2009	Central American and Caribbean Championships	Havana, Cuba	2nd	Long jump	6.47 m
2010	Central American and Caribbean Games	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	1st	Long jump	6.67 m

External links

Picture of Rhonda Watkins^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Rhonda Watkins at World Athletics
^ Rhonda Watkins - Profile, UCLABruins.com, archived from the original on 5 January 2012, retrieved 10 May 2012

[bio-1] Rhonda Watkins at World Athletics

[2] Rhonda Watkins - Profile, UCLABruins.com, archived from the original on 5 January 2012, retrieved 10 May 2012

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