Natasha Mayers

Natasha Mayers

Personal information
Born	(1979-03-10) 10 March 1979 (age 45)
Sport
Country	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	60 metres, 100 metres, 200 metres
Medal record Commonwealth Games Representing  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2010 New Delhi 100 m

Natasha Laren Mayers (born 10 March 1979 in Saint Vincent) is a professional track and field sprinter who competes internationally for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. She is the national record holder over 60 metres, 100 metres, and 200 metres.^[1] She represented her country at the Summer Olympic Games in 2000 and 2004 and had the honour of being the national flag bearer at the latter edition. She has also appeared at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in 2001 and 2003, as well as taking part in the IAAF World Indoor Championships.

She won the 2002 NCAA women's 200 m title, running for the USC Trojans. Mayers received a two-year competitive ban from athletics after testing positive for excess testosterone in July 2005. She returned to international competition in 2010 and won the 100 m gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – An initial bronze medallist, she was twice upgraded as both of the other two original medallists were disqualified.