Patricia Sylvester (born 3 February 1983) is a Grenadian long jumper, high jumper, and triple jumper.

Patricia Sylvester
Personal information
Full namePatricia Sylvester
Nationality Grenada
Born (1983-02-03) 3 February 1983 (age 41)
St. George's, Grenada
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long Jump
High Jump
College teamGeorgia Bulldogs[1][2][3]

Her personal best jump is 6.71 metres, achieved in March 2008 in Atlanta. This is the Grenadian record.[4] She also holds the Grenadian records in the high jump, with 1.85 metres, and the triple jump with 13.87 metres.

Competition record edit

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Grenada
2001 CARIFTA Games (U20) Bridgetown, Barbados 7th High jump 1.65 m
9th Long jump 5.17 m
2002 CARIFTA Games (U20) Nassau, Bahamas 5th High jump 1.74 m
10th Long jump 4.95 m
2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Cartagena, Colombia 6th High jump 1.79 m
12th Long jump 5.18 m
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 21st (q) Long jump 6.44 m
2009 Central American and Caribbean Championships Havana, Cuba 9th Long jump 5.93 m
4th Triple jump 13.76 m
World Championships Berlin, Germany 36th (q) Long jump 5.92 m
33rd (q) Triple jump 13.22 m
2010 Commonwealth Games Delhi, India 15th (q) Long jump 5.91 m

References edit

  1. ^ "Patricia Sylvester". Archived from the original on 28 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Patricia Sylvester Named SEC Field Athlete of the Week".
  3. ^ "Georgia's Patricia Sylvester Wins NCAA High Jump Title".
  4. ^ Grenadian athletics records Archived 28 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine

External links edit

Patricia Sylvester at World Athletics