Patricia Sylvester

{{short description|Grenadian long jumper (born 1983)}}

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

Her personal best jump is 6.71 metres, achieved in March 2008 in Atlanta. This is the Grenadian record.[http://www.athlerecords.net/Records/CAC/PLEINAIR/GRN.htm Grenadian athletics records] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528083202/http://www.athlerecords.net/Records/CAC/PLEINAIR/GRN.htm |date=28 May 2008 }} She also holds the Grenadian records in the high jump, with 1.85 metres, and the triple jump with 13.87 metres.

Competition record

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colspan="6"|Representing {{GRN}}
rowspan=2|2001

|rowspan=2|CARIFTA Games (U20)

|rowspan=2|Bridgetown, Barbados

|7th

|High jump

|1.65 m

9th

|Long jump

|5.17 m

rowspan=2|2002

|rowspan=2|CARIFTA Games (U20)

|rowspan=2|Nassau, Bahamas

|5th

|High jump

|1.74 m

10th

|Long jump

|4.95 m

rowspan=2|2006

|rowspan=2|Central American and Caribbean Games

|rowspan=2|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

rowspan=4|2009

|rowspan=2|Central American and Caribbean Championships

|rowspan=2|Havana, Cuba

|9th

|Long jump

|5.93 m

4th

|Triple jump

|13.76 m

rowspan=2|World Championships

|rowspan=2|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