Andrea Blackett

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Andrea Blackett (born 24 January 1976 in London) is a Barbadian athlete who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles. She is also an assistant women's track coach at her alma mater, Rice University.

As a collegian, Blackett earned a national title as a member of Rice's indoor 4x400 metre relay squad in 1997. Her highest individual finish came in a 2nd place effort in the 400 metres hurdles in 1997. Blackett graduated from Rice in 1997 with a bachelor's degree in managerial studies and Spanish, and she also holds a master's degree from the University of Houston in hotel management.

She currently competes as a professional track athlete for Adidas.

[edit] Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Result	Event
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	8th	400mh
1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	1st	400mh
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	4th	400mh
	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada	2nd	400mh
	Pan American Games	Winnipeg, Canada	3rd	4 x 400 m relay
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	6th	400mh
	Pan American Games	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	3rd	400mh
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	2nd	400mh
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	6th	400mh
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	5th	400mh

She also has five medals from the Central American and Caribbean Championships and three from the Central American and Caribbean Games.

[edit] Personal bests

• 400 metres - 54.01 s (2006)
• 400 metres hurdles - 53.36 s (1999)
• 100 metres hurdles - 13.17 a (2000)

[edit] External links

• IAAF profile for Andrea Blackett
• Rice Owls Biography