Shawn-D Thompson (born 20 January 1997) is a Jamaican long jumper.[1]
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| Born | 20 January 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Long jump | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | Long jump: 8.30m (Kingston, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editHe attended GC Foster College in Spanish Town.[2]
Career
editHe is coached by Marlon Gayle and has based his run-up style on Ivan Pedroso of Cuba.[3] He was a silver medalist at the 2019 NACAC U23 Championships in Queretaro, Mexico, with a jump of 8.05 metres.[4]
He finished fourth in the long jump at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, jumping 8.05 metres but missing out on bronze by a centimetre.[5] He won a bronze medal at the 2022 NACAC Championships in Freeport, Bahamas with a jump of 7.75 metres.[6]
In June 2024, he finished second at the Jamaican Athletics Championships long jump with a personal best leap of 8.30 metres.[7] The distance also met the minimum standard for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Shawn-D Thompson". World Athletics. 30 June 2024.
- ^ Foster, Anthony (February 10, 2020). "Shawn D Thompson gets close to Tokyo2020 Olympics qualifying mark". Track Alerts. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ Lawrence, Hubert (July 3, 2023). "Cuban jumpers impress Shawn-D Thompson". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "NACAC U23 Championships". World Athletics. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Jamaican misses bronze in men's long jump". Jamaica Gleaner. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "NACAC Championships". World Athletics. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Massive PB by Shawn-D Thompson earns him Olympic spot in long jump". Jamaica Observer. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Shericka Jackson tops Jamaican 200 heats in Olympic double bid". Insidethegames. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
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