Astia Walker Explained

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. 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

Representing
1993CARIFTA Games (U20)Fort-de-France, Martiniquebgcolor=silver2nd200 m23.65
100 m HDQ
1994Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20)Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobagobgcolor=gold1st200 m23.5
bgcolor=gold1st100 m H13.5
World Junior ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal2nd (sf)200 m23.46 (wind: +1.0 m/s) [2]
4th (sf)100 m H13.37 (wind: +1.0 m/s) [3]
bgcolor=gold1st4 × 100 m44.01
1997World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece12th (sf)100 m H13.00
2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia27th (h)200 m23.33[4]
2001Central American and Caribbean Championshipsbgcolor=gold1st4 × 100 m43.83 A
bgcolor=silver2nd100 m11.41
bgcolor=silver2nd100 m H13.32
World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada17th (qf)100 m11.39
3rd4 × 100 m42.40
Goodwill GamesBrisbane, Australia3rd4 × 100 m43.13
2002Commonwealth GamesManchester, United Kingdom9th (sf)200 m23.31
bgcolor=silver2nd4 × 100 m42.73

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418030844/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wa/astia-walker-1.html Sports-Reference profile
  2. Disqualified in the final.
  3. Did not finish in the final.
  4. Did not finish in the quarterfinals.