Astia Walker-Eastwood (born 4 April 1975 in Trelawny ParishSports-Reference profile) 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, Martinique2nd200 m23.65 –100 m HDQ1994Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20)Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago1st200 m23.51st100 m H13.5World Junior ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal2nd (sf)200 m23.46 (wind: +1.0 m/s)Disqualified in the final.4th (sf)100 m H13.37 (wind: +1.0 m/s)Did not finish in the final.1st4 × 100 m44.011997World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece12th (sf)100 m H13.002000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia27th (h)200 m23.33Did not finish in the quarterfinals.2001Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsGuatemala City, Guatemala 1st4 × 100 m43.83 A2nd100 m11.412nd100 m H13.32World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada17th (qf)100 m11.393rd4 × 100 m42.40Goodwill GamesBrisbane, Australia3rd4 × 100 m43.132002Commonwealth GamesManchester, United Kingdom9th (sf)200 m23.312nd4 × 100 m42.73
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)
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