Tanya Oxley (born 13 May 1979) is a retired female track and field sprinter from Barbados.

Tanya Oxley
Personal information
Born (1979-05-13) 13 May 1979 (age 45)
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Barbados
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Winnipeg 4x400m relay
CAC Junior Championships (U20)
Bronze medal – third place 1996 San Salvador 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 1996 San Salvador 4x400 m relay
CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)
Gold medal – first place 1997 Bridgetown 400m
Bronze medal – third place 1995 George Town 4x400m relay

Career

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She represented her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. She won a bronze medal in the women's 4x400 metres relay at the 1999 Pan American Games, alongside Melissa Straker, Andrea Blackett, and Joanne Durant.

Personal life

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She is currently a Physical Education teacher at Queen's College, Barbados

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Barbados
1994 CARIFTA Games (U-17) Bridgetown, Barbados 8th 400 m 58.39
1995 CARIFTA Games (U-17) George Town, Cayman Islands 7th 100 m 12.22   (0.2 m/s)
5th 200 m 24.52   (0.2 m/s)
CARIFTA Games (U-20) 3rd 4x400 m relay 3:40.16
1996 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) San Salvador, El Salvador 7th 100 m 12.20   (0.7 m/s)
3rd 200 m 24.56   (0.6 m/s)
3rd 4x400 m relay 3:48.76
World Junior Championships Sydney, Australia 35th (h) 200m 24.92 (wind: -1.1 m/s)
1997 CARIFTA Games (U-20) Bridgetown, Barbados 1st 400 m 54.64
1999 Central American and Caribbean Championships Bridgetown, Barbados 3rd 4x100 m relay 46.78
2nd 4x400 m relay 3:32.40
Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada 9th (h) 200 m 23.90
3rd 4x400 m relay 3:30.72
2000 NACAC U-25 Championships Monterrey, Mexico 7th 200m 25.41 (wind: -3.1 m/s)
2nd 400m 52.92
1st 4x400m relay 3:36.58
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 42nd (h) 400 m 54.22
11th (h) 4x400 m relay 3:30.83 SB

: Most probable, but relay team members could not be retrieved.

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References

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  1. ^ From T-shirts to mini-skirts. Former 2000 Sydney Olympian Tanya Oxley is now a physical education teacher at Queen's College., Nation Publishing Co. Limited, 16 April 2011, retrieved 11 April 2012