Fana Ashby (born 15 June 1981) is a retired athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who specialised in the 100m sprint. She won the bronze medal in the 100 metres at the 2000 World Junior Championships. Ashby later won the 100m title at the 2003 CAC Championships in Athletics. She also copped 100m bronze medals at the 2005 CAC Games and the 2007 NACAC Championships.
Ashby was coached by coach Henry Rolle.
Running for the Auburn Tigers track and field team, Ashby won the 2005 60 meters at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships.
Personal life As a teenager Ashby attended Tranquility Government Secondary School. She was later bestowed with one of the school's sporting houses being named in her honour. Ashby later studied at Kansas City Community College where she competed in the NJCAA.
Competition record Representing 1998World Junior ChampionshipsAnnecy, France6th100m11.65 (wind: +1.7 m/s)24th (h)Did not show in the quarterfinal.200m24.50 (wind: +0.5 m/s)2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia55th (h)100 m11.85World Junior ChampionshipsSantiago, Chile3rd100m11.47 (wind: +2.0 m/s)14th (h)Disqualified in the quarterfinal.200m24.46 (wind: -0.4 m/s)2002Commonwealth GamesManchester, United Kingdom10th (sf)100 m11.467th3:39.142003World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom28th (sf)60 m7.43Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsSt. George's, Grenada1st100 m11.32Pan American GamesSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic8th100 m11.5212th (h)200 m23.974th43.972004South American U23 ChampionshipsBarquisimeto, Venezuela3rdGuest final out of competition relay43.89Olympic GamesAthens, Greece28th (qf)100 m11.54 –DNF2005Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsNassau, Bahamas3rd100 m11.40 –DNF2006Commonwealth GamesMelbourne, Australia14th (sf)100 m11.572007NACAC ChampionshipsSan Salvador, El Salvador3rd43.98Pan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil7th44.33
Personal bests Outdoor 100 metres – 11.12 (Port-of-Spain 2004) 200 metres – 23.05 (Port-of-Spain 2003) Indoor 60 metres – 7.18 (Fayetteville 2005) 200 metres – 22.91 (Fayetteville 2005)
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