Rhonda Watkins
Medal record | ||
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Athletics | ||
Representing Trinidad and Tobago | ||
CAC Junior Championships (U20) | ||
2006 Port of Spain | Long jump | |
2006 Port of Spain | High jump | |
2004 Coatzacoalcos | Long jump | |
2004 Coatzacoalcos | High jump | |
CAC Junior Championships (U17) | ||
2002 Bridgetown | Long jump | |
2002 Bridgetown | High jump | |
CARIFTA Games Junior (U20) | ||
2005 Bacolet, Tobago | Long jump | |
2005 Bacolet, Tobago | High jump | |
2004 Hamilton | Long jump | |
2004 Hamilton | High jump | |
CARIFTA Games Youth (U17) | ||
2003 Port of Spain | High jump | |
2003 Port of Spain | Long jump | |
2001 Bridgetown | High jump |
Rhonda Watkins (born 9 December 1987) is a Trinidad and Tobago long jumper. She is the former national record holder in the event at 6.82m set in 2007 at the Prefontaine Classic.
Career
[edit]She won the gold medal at the 2006 World Junior Championships, and competed without reaching the final round at the 2008 Olympic Games. She also finished thirteenth in the high jump at the 2003 World Youth Championships.[1]
She has 6.82 metres in the long jump, achieved in May 2007 in Eugene. In the high jump she has 1.84 metres, achieved in May 2007 in Palo Alto.[1]
As of 2024, she was employed as a primary care sports medicine doctor after completing medical school, a residency in pediatrics, a fellowship in sports medicine, and a master's degree in public health. She has conducted research on preventing injuries, gait retraining and the influence of social media on athletes. [2]
Achievements
[edit]External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Rhonda Watkins at World Athletics
- ^ "PERSPECTIVES: My Olympic Reflections (Dr. Rhonda Watkins MD MPH)) | UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery".
- ^ Rhonda Watkins - Profile, UCLABruins.com, archived from the original on 5 January 2012, retrieved 10 May 2012