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.
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.[2] Waugh also won the 100 metres race with a season's best of 10.16 seconds.[3]
Event | Time (seconds) | Venue | Date | |
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100 metres | 10.11 | Lappeenranta, Finland | 13 August 2011 | |
200 metres | 20.22 | Belém, Brazil | 24 May 2009 |
Representing | ||||||
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1996 | CAC Junior Championships (U-20) | San Salvador, El Salvador | bgcolor=gold | 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) | ||||
bgcolor=gold | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.36 |