Ana Alexander

Cuban long jumper (born 1954)

Not to be confused with Anna Alexander.

Ana Alexander

Personal information

Full name| Ana Bella Alexander Lamothe
Born| November 1, 1954 (1954-11) (age 70)
Manatí, Las Tunas, Cuba
Height| 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight| 63 kg (139 lb)

Medal record

Women's Athletics
Representing  Cuba
Pan American Games
| 1975 Mexico City | Long Jump
| 1979 San Juan | Long Jump

Ana Bella Alexander Lamothe (born November 1, 1954) is a retired female athlete from Cuba, who mainly competed in the women's long jump event during her career.

Her personal best in the event is 6.63 metres set in 1975.

## International competitions

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Representing  Cuba
1973  | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Maracaibo, Venezuela | 2nd  | Long jump  | 6.02 m
1974  | Central American and Caribbean Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 2nd  | Long jump  | 6.07 m
1975  | Pan American Games | Mexico City, Mexico | 1st  | Long jump  | 6.63 m
1976  | Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada | 13th (q)  | Long jump  | 6.20 m
1978  | Central American and Caribbean Games | Medellín, Colombia | 2nd  | Long jump  | 6.25 m
1979  | Pan American Games | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 2nd  | Long jump  | 6.31 m
1982  | Central American and Caribbean Games | Havana, Cuba | 4th  | Long jump  | 6.21 m

## References

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## External links

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* Ana Alexander at Olympedia
* Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ana Alexander". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.

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Pan American Champions in women's long jump

* 1951:  Betty Kretschmer (CHI)
* 1955: Not held
* 1959:  Annie Smith (USA)
* 1963:  Willye White (USA)
* 1967:  Irene Martínez (CUB)
* 1971:  Brenda Eisler (CAN)
* 1975:  Ana Alexander (CUB)
* 1979:  Kathy McMillan (USA)
* 1983:  Kathy McMillan (USA)
* 1987:  Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA)
* 1991:  Diane Guthrie-Gresham (JAM)
* 1995:  Niurka Montalvo (CUB)
* 1999:  Maurren Maggi (BRA)
* 2003:  Alice Falaiye (CAN)
* 2007:  Maurren Maggi (BRA)
* 2011:  Maurren Maggi (BRA)
* 2015:  Christabel Nettey (CAN)
* 2019:  Chantel Malone (IVB)
* 2023:  Natalia Linares (COL)

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USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners in women's long jump (Standing long jump)

1927–1979
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* 1927: Katherine Mearls
* 1928: Katherine Mearls
* 1929: Katherine Mearls
* 1930: Katherine Mearls
* 1931: Katherine Mearls
* 1932: Kay Ungenach
* 1933: Dorothy Lyford
* 1934: Dorothy Lyford
* 1935: Helen Stephens
* 1936: Helen Stephens
* 1937: Claire Isicson
* 1941: Lucy Newell
* 1945: Clara Schroth
* 1946: Lorraine Boeson
* 1948: Nancy Cowperthwaite-Phillips
* 1949: Nancy Cowperthwaite-Phillips
* 1950: Nancy Cowperthwaite-Phillips
* 1951: Janet Moreau
* 1952: Janet Moreau
* 1953: Janet Moreau
* 1954: Cynthia Lane
* 1955: Shirley Hereford
* 1956: Nancy Cowperthwaite-Phillips
* 1957: Shirley Hereford
* 1958: Shirley Hereford
* 1959: Jo Ann Terry
* 1960: Sandra Smith
* 1961: Sandra Smith
* 1962: Willye White
* 1963: Edith McGuire
* 1964: Beverly Beckwith
* 1965:  Mary Rand (GBR), Martha Watson (3rd)
* 1966:  Chi Cheng (TPE), Willye White (2nd)
* 1967: Martha Watson
* 1968:  Tatyana Talysheva (URS), Martha Watson (2nd)
* 1969:  Irena Szewińska (POL), Martha Watson (4th)
* 1970:  Chi Cheng (TPE), Willye White (2nd)
* 1971: Marilyn King
* 1972: Martha Watson
* 1973:  Irena Szewińska (POL), Martha Watson (2nd)
* 1974: Martha Watson
* 1975: Martha Watson
* 1976: Martha Watson
* 1977: Kathy McMillan
* 1978:  Modupe Oshikoya (NGR), Kathy McMillan (2nd)
* 1979: Kathy McMillan

1980–1992
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* 1980: Pat Johnson
* 1981:  Ana Alexander (CUB), Carol Lewis (2nd)
* 1982: Veronica Bell
* 1983: Carol Lewis
* 1984: Carol Lewis
* 1985: Carol Lewis
* 1986:  Heike Drechsler (GDR), Jackie Joyner-Kersee (2nd)
* 1987:  Heike Drechsler (GDR), Carol Lewis (3rd)
* 1988: Sheila Echols
* 1989: Jennifer Innis
* 1990:  Jacinta Bartholomew (GRN), Lashawn Simmons (2nd)
* 1991: Carol Lewis
* 1992: Jackie Joyner-Kersee

1993–present
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* 1993:  Christy Opara-Thompson (NGR), Sharon Couch (2nd)
* 1994: Jackie Joyner-Kersee
* 1995: Jackie Joyner-Kersee
* 1996: Shana Williams
* 1997: Dawn Burrell
* 1998: Dawn Burrell
* 1999: Shana Williams
* 2000: Adrien Sawyer
* 2001: Dawn Burrell
* 2002: Grace Upshaw
* 2003: Kiamesha Otey
* 2004: Tameisha King
* 2005: Rose Richmond
* 2006: Akiba McKinney
* 2007: Akiba McKinney
* 2008: Hyleas Fountain
* 2009: Brittney Reese
* 2010: Brittney Reese
* 2011: Janay DeLoach Soukup
* 2012: Janay DeLoach Soukup
* 2013: Janay DeLoach Soukup
* 2014: Tori Polk
* 2015: Funmi Jimoh
* 2016: Brittney Reese
* 2017: Erica Bougard
* 2018: Brittney Reese
* 2019: Kate Hall
* 2020: Quanesha Burks
* 2022: Quanesha Burks
* 2023: Rhesa Foster
* 2024: Tara Davis-Woodhall

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* Standing long jump was contested from 1927-61 and in 1964. An exhibition running long jump was held in 1948, also won by Cowperthwaite-Phillips.

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