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Jane Furniss-Shields

Jane Furniss-Shields

English athlete


Jane Elizabeth Shields (née Furniss, born 23 August 1960) is a female English former middle and long-distance runner.

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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,[1] and had a best individual placing of fifth in 1984. She also finished seventh in the 3000 metres final at the 1983 World Championships,[2] 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.[3] She represented England in the 3,000 metres event, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[4][5] Four years later she represented England in the 10,000 metres event, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[6][7][8]

International competitions

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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)[9]

References

  1. "World Cross Country Championships". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  2. "Women 3000m World Championship 1983". Todor 66. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  3. 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.
  4. "1986 Athletes". Team England.
  5. "England team in 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  7. "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  8. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  9. "Jane Shields". Power of 10. Retrieved 26 March 2018.

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