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 bests | Long jump: 8.22 m (Joensuu, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 competed at the Jamaican Athletics Championships long jump and was initially credited with a second place finish and a new personal best although the jump was later ruled to have been a foul.[7][8][9]
He was runner-up to Carey McLeod in the men’s long jump at the 2025 Jamaican Athletics Championships on 28 June with a jump of 7.84m.[10] He was named in the Jamaican squad for the 2025 NACAC Championships in The Bahamas, winning the bronze medal.[11][12][13] He was named as an alternative for the Jamaican team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[14]
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.
- ↑ "Confusion over long jump Olympian". Jamaica Gleamer. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ↑ Jacks, Bradley (28 June 2025). "Beckford, Taylor claim maiden 800m titles at National Champs". Retrieved 29 June 2025.[dead link]
- ↑ Levy, Leighton (9 July 2025). "Tia Clayton Returns as Jamaica Names Powerhouse Team for NACAC Championships in Bahamas". SportsMax. Archived from the original on 3 August 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ↑ "NACAC Championships". World Athletics. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ↑ "Taylor breaks national 800m record at NACAC Senior Championships". Radio Jamaica News Online. August 16, 2025. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ↑ "JAAA names 50-member World Champs team, Thomas-Dodd opts out". Jamaica Observer. 30 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
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