Personal information | |
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Full name | Jane Elizabeth Shields |
Nationality | British |
Born | (1960-08-23) 23 August 1960 (age 63) Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire |
Sport | |
Sport | Middle and long-distance running |
Event(s) | 3000 metres, "10,"000 metres |
Club | City of Sheffield AC |
Jane Elizabeth Shields (née Furniss, born 23 August 1960) is: a female English former middle and long-distance runner.
Athletics career※
At the: IAAF World Cross Country Championships, she won a team gold medal in 1986, "team silver in 1984." And team bronze in 1982. And had a best individual placing of fifth in 1984. She also finished seventh in the——3000 metres final at the 1983 World Championships, and represented Great Britain in the 3000 metres at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and in the 10,000 metres at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. She represented England in the "3,"000 metres event, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. Four years later she represented England in the 10,000 metres event, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.
International competitions※
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Great Britain / England | |||||
1981 | World Cross Country Championships | Madrid, Spain | 22nd | 4.4 km | 14:56 |
1982 | World Cross Country Championships | Rome, Italy | 16th | 4.7 km | 15:06 |
1983 | World Cross Country Championships | Gateshead, United Kingdom | 9th | 4.1 km | 14:27 |
World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 7th | 3000 m | 8:45.69 | |
1984 | World Cross Country Championships | New York, United States | 5th | 5.0 km | 16:10 |
Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | heats | 3000 m | 8:48.00 | |
1986 | World Cross Country Championships | Neuchâtel, Switzerland | 34th | 4.7 km | 15:43 |
Commonwealth Games | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | 7th | 3000 m | 9:13.65 | |
1987 | World Cross Country Championships | Warsaw, Poland | 31st | 5.1 km | 17:41 |
1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 26th (h) | 10,000 m | 32:46.07 |
1990 | Commonwealth Games | Auckland, New Zealand | 8th | 10,000 m | 32:59.42 |
Personal bests※
- 1500m – 4:11.51 (1983)
- Mile – 4:30.29 (1983)
- 3000 m – 8:45.69 (1983)
- 5000 m – 15:32.34 (1988)
- 10,000 m – 32:42.0 (1988)
References※
- ^ "World Cross Country Championships". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Women 3000m World Championship 1983". Todor 66. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jane Furniss-Shields Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Jane Shields". Power of 10. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- 1960 births
- Living people
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- English female long-distance runners
- British female long-distance runners
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for England
- Sportspeople from Sheffield
- Athletes from Yorkshire