Astia Walker
Jamaican sprinter

Astia Walker

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Jamaican sprinter
Gender:
Female
Places:
Jamaica
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Birth:
4 April 1975(Trelawny Parish)
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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 4x100 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 2nd 100 m 11.41
2nd 100 m H 13.32
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 17th (qf) 100 m 11.39
3rd 4x100 m 42.40
Goodwill Games Brisbane, Australia 3rd 4x100 m 43.13
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 9th (sf) 200 m 23.31
2nd 4x100 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)