Astia Walker-Eastwood (born 4 April 1975 in Trelawny Parish) is a retired Jamaican athlete who competed mostly in the sprinting and hurdling events. She represented her country in the 200 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics reaching the second round. Most of her successes came in the 4 × 100 metres relay. Walker-Eastwood ran track collegiately Riverside Community College and Louisiana State University. She was inducted into the Riverside Community College Sports Hall of Fame in 2015.
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing Jamaica | |||||
1993 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Fort-de-France, Martinique | 2nd | 200 m | 23.65 |
– | 100 m H | DQ | |||
1994 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20) | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 1st | 200 m | 23.5 |
1st | 100 m H | 13.5 | |||
World Junior Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 2nd (sf) | 200 m | 23.46 (wind: +1.0 m/s) | |
4th (sf) | 100 m H | 13.37 (wind: +1.0 m/s) | |||
1st | 4 × 100 m | 44.01 | |||
1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 12th (sf) | 100 m H | 13.00 |
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 27th (h) | 200 m | 23.33 |
2001 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 1st | 4 × 100 m | 43.83 A |
2nd | 100 m | 11.41 | |||
2nd | 100 m H | 13.32 | |||
World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 17th (qf) | 100 m | 11.39 | |
3rd | 4 × 100 m | 42.40 | |||
Goodwill Games | Brisbane, Australia | 3rd | 4 × 100 m | 43.13 | |
2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | 9th (sf) | 200 m | 23.31 |
2nd | 4 × 100 m | 42.73 |
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 100 metres – 11.28 (+0.2 m/s) (Kingston 2001)
- 200 metres – 22.79 (+0.7 m/s) (Linz 2000)
- 100 metres hurdles – 12.82 (+0.8 m/s) (Leverkusen 2000)
Indoor
- 60 metres – 7.41 (Baton Rouge 1999)
- 200 metres – 23.15 (Baton Rouge 1998)
- 60 metres hurdles – 8.07 (Chemnitz 2003)
References
- Sports-Reference profile
- Astia Walker at World Athletics
- Disqualified in the final.
- Did not finish in the final.
- Did not finish in the quarterfinals.
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