Astia Walker-Eastwood (born 4 April 1975 in Trelawny Parish[1]) is a retired Jamaican athlete who competed mostly in the sprinting and hurdling events.[2] 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.
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1996 NCAA Outdoor Championships Women's 200
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Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Jamaica
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| 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) [3] | |
| 4th (sf) | 100 m H | 13.37 (wind: +1.0 m/s) [4] | |||
| 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[5] |
| 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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