Andrea Bliss
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Andrea Antoinette Bliss |
| Born | 5 October 1980 |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Jamaica |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Hurdling |
| Updated on 26 January 2015 | |
Andrea Bliss (born 5 October 1980) is a Jamaican athlete who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles.[1][2] She represented her country at the 2013 World Championships reaching the semifinals. In addition, she finished fourth at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.[3]
Personal bests
She has personal bests of 12.82 seconds in the 100 metres hurdles (Kingston 2013) and 8.08 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Düsseldorf 2006).
| Event | Result | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outdoor | |||
| 200 m | 26.04 s (wind: +0.8 m/s) | Kingston, Jamaica | 17 Mar 2012 |
| 400 m | 55.45 s | Kingston, Jamaica | 15 Apr 2000 |
| 100 m hurdles | 12.82 s (wind: +0.7 m/s) | Kingston, Jamaica | 23 Jun 2013 |
| Indoor | |||
| 60 m | 7.69 s | Saskatoon, Canada | 4 Feb 2011 |
| 200 m | 25.06 s | Gainesville, United States | 2 Mar 2006 |
| 400 m | 54.92 s | University Park, United States | 27 Jan 2001 |
| 60 m hurdles | 8.08 s | Düsseldorf, Germany | 17 Feb 2006 |
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Jamaica | |||||
| 1996 | CARIFTA Games (U17) | Kingston, Jamaica | 4th | 400 m | 57.09 |
| 1st | 300 m H | 43.6 | |||
| 4th | Long jump | 5.30 m | |||
| Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U17) |
San Salvador, El Salvador | 2nd | 300 m H | 43.28 | |
| 1st | 4x400 m | 3:45.51 | |||
| 1st | Long jump | 5.49 m | |||
| 1998 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 2nd | 400 m H | 59.90 |
| 1999 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Fort-de-France, Martinique | 4th | 100 m H | 13.94 (w) |
| 4th | 400 m H | 59.74 | |||
| Pan American Junior Championships | Tampa, United States | 3rd | 400 m H | 57.94 | |
| 2005 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Nassau, Bahamas | 2nd | 100 m H | 12.86 |
| 2006 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Cartagena, Colombia | 4th | 100 m H | 13.42 |
| 2010 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 3rd | 100 m H | 13.20 |
| 2nd | 4x100 m | 44.27 | |||
| Commonwealth Games | Delhi, India | 4th | 100 m H | 13.28[4] | |
| – | 4x100 m | DQ | |||
| 2011 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 7th | 100 m H | 13.50 |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 13th (sf) | 100 m H | 12.92 |
| 2014 | Pan American Sports Festival | Mexico City, Mexico | 3rd | 100m hurdles | 13.18 A (wind: +0.9 m/s) |
References
- ^ Andrea Bliss at World Athletics
- ^ BIO - ANDREA BLISS, Florida Gators, archived from the original on 6 September 2015, retrieved 26 January 2015
- ^ Participants / BLISS Andrea Antoinette, Commonwealth Games Federation, archived from the original on 4 March 2016, retrieved 25 January 2015
- ^ "Close miss by Bliss". The Gleaner. Jamaica. 12 October 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2018.