Sasha Springer-Jones (born 17 March 1978) is a

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sprint athlete who competes internationally for

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.Athlete biography: Sasha Springer-Jones
beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 28, 2008 Springer-Jones represented

Trinidad and Tobago at the 2008 Summer Olympics Trinidad and Tobago sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Its participation in the Beijing games marked its eighteenth Olympic appearance and fifteenth Summer Olympic appearance since its debut at the 1948 Sum ...

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. She competed at the

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sprint and placed fifth in her first round heat, which normally meant elimination. However, her time of 11.55 was among the ten fastest losing times, resulting in a second round spot. There she failed to qualify for the semi-finals as her time of 11.71 was the eighth time of her race. Springer-Jones competed for the

University of South Florida The University of South Florida (USF) is a Public university, public research university with its main campus located in Tampa, Florida, Tampa, Florida, United States, and other campuses in St. Petersburg, Florida, St. Petersburg and Sarasota, ...

in college.

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* 1978 births Living people Trinidad and Tobago female sprinters Olympic athletes for Trinidad and Tobago Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes from Port of Spain South Florida Bulls women's track and field athletes Olympic female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games {{trinidad-athletics-bio-stub