Andrea Blackett

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

Her greatest achievement in athletics is the gold medal she won in the 400 metres hurdles at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur in a games record time. Blackett was awarded the Barbados Service Star and the 1998 National Sports Personality of the Year award for Barbados for this achievement.

Blackett represented Barbados in six IAAF World Championships (1997–2007). Andrea even competed in Edmonton in 2001 and also in Paris in 2003 where she earned sixth place. She has also represented her country at the World Indoor Athletics Championships.

She also has five medals from the Central American and Caribbean Championships and three from the Central American and Caribbean Games. Blackett featured in the 2003 documentary Running for God which followed her efforts to win at the games alongside fellow hurdlers Deon Hemmings and Natasha Danvers, and how their Christian faith influenced their careers.

Blackett was also selected in the Bajan team for the 2008 Olympics but was ruled out due to injury and retired from international competition.

Coach Blackett continued her NCAA Division I coaching career at UCLA Bruins track and field in 2016-2017. Coach Blackett coached eight years (2017-2024) as an assistant coach for Azusa Pacific University. APU won 2021 and 2023 NCAA Division II women's outdoor track and field championships two team NCAA Division II Championships, and 16 (out of 16) Pacific West Conference men and women team outdoor track and field championships.

International competitions

Personal bests

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