Sharon Couch

Sharon Couch-Jewell
Personal information
Born (1967-09-13) September 13, 1967
Richmond, Virginia, United States
Height 5 ft 6.5 in (169 cm)[1]
Weight 139 lb (63 kg)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Long jump, 100 m hurdles
College team University of North Carolina
Coached by Loren Seagrave
Paul Doyle

Sharon Renee Couch-Jewell (born September 13, 1967 in Richmond, Virginia) is an American track and field athlete who specialized in the long jump and sprint hurdles.[2] She represented her country at the 1992 and 2000 Summer Olympics as well as one indoor and three outdoor World Championships.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  United States
1988 World Junior Championships Sudbury, Canada 11th Long jump 6.00 m (w)
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 6th Long jump 6.66 m
World Cup Havana, Cuba 4th Long jump 6.59 m
1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada 18th (q) Long jump 6.12 m
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 24th (q) Long jump 6.19 m
1995 World Championships Gotheburg, Sweden 28th (q) Long jump 6.30 m
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 25th (q) Long jump 6.37 m
1998 Goodwill Games Uniondale, United States 6th Long jump 6.57 m
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 12th (sf) 100 m hurdles 13.00 s

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References

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