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Ayanna McClean

Trinidadian field hockey player and umpire

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About Ayanna McClean

Ayanna McClean was a field hockey player and field hockey umpire.

Ayanna McClean is a hockey umpire from Trinidad and Tobago and former defender for the Trinidad and Tobago women's national field hockey team. She is the second person from the Caribbean to be qualified to umpire at a World Cup or Olympic tournament, after Roger St Rose, and the first woman. She is the daughter of Cherril Franco, who was the first woman from Trinidad and Tobago to become an FIH Grade One umpire.

Playing career McClean started playing hockey when she was 11. McClean was previously a member of the Ventures Hockey Club and she captained both her school team at South-East Port-of-Spain and the under-21 Ventures team. She received a hockey scholarship to attend Hofstra University in Long Island, New York in 2004, and later captained hockey team at Hofstra as well. She was a member of the under-21 Trinidad and Tobago training squad. She later represented Trinidad and Tobago at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo. Upon receiving her FIH Grade One in 2013, she became the highest-ranked female umpire from the Caribbean, and has been so since. In 2017 it was announced that McClean was appointed to umpire at the 2018 Hockey World Cup in London, UK. On the Olympic Games of 2024 in Paris, she was the referee for the match of Belgium against Japan.

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Important facts

Born
Belmont
Nationality
Trinidad and Tobago
Education
Hofstra University

Frequently asked questions

Who was Ayanna McClean?

Trinidadian field hockey player and umpire

When was Ayanna McClean born?

Ayanna McClean was born in Belmont.

What was Ayanna McClean's occupation?

Ayanna McClean was a field hockey player and field hockey umpire.

What nationality was Ayanna McClean?

Ayanna McClean's recorded nationality: Trinidad and Tobago.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ayanna McClean

· Wikidata: Q61862030

· DBpedia: Ayanna McClean

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