Shonel Ferguson

Personal information

Born

1957-11-06

Medal record

Women's Athletics
Representing the Bahamas
Commonwealth Games
	1982 Brisbane	Long jump
CARIFTA Games (U20)
	1976 Nassau	Long jump
	1975 Hamilton	Long jump
	1976 Nassau	100 m
Olympic Boycott Games
	1980 Philadelphia	Long jump

Shonel Ferguson (born November 6, 1957 in Nassau) is a former track and field athlete from the Bahamas, who competed in the women's sprint and long jump events during her career. She is a three-time Olympian (1976, 1984 and 1988). Ferguson was inducted into the Bahamas Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1993.^[1]

References

↑ Coakley, Coakley (2007-01-16). "Bahamian Track and Field Hall of Fame to be revitalised?". Freeport News. Archived from the original on 2009-02-05. Retrieved 2009-02-05.

External links

Shonel Ferguson profile at IAAF
Profile

Commonwealth Games champions in women's long jump

1934: Phyllis Bartholomew (ENG)
1938: Decima Norman (AUS)
1950–1954: Yvette Williams (NZL)
1958: Sheila Hoskin (ENG)
1962: Pam Kilborn (AUS)
1966: Mary Rand (ENG)
1970: Sheila Sherwood (ENG)
1974: Modupe Oshikoya (NGR)
1978: Sue Reeve (ENG)
1982: Shonel Ferguson (BAH)
1986: Joyce Oladapo (ENG)
1990: Jane Flemming (AUS)
1994: Nicole Boegman (AUS)
1998: Joanne Wise (ENG)
2002: Elva Goulbourne (JAM)
2006: Bronwyn Thompson (AUS)
2010: Alice Falaiye (CAN)
2014: Ese Brume (NGR)

Central American and Caribbean Games champions in women's long jump

1962: Bertha Díaz (CUB) 1966: Irene Martínez (CUB) 1970 – 1974: Marcia Garbey (CUB) 1978: Shonel Ferguson (BAH) 1982–1986: Eloína Echevarría (CUB) 1990–1993: Niurka Montalvo (CUB) 1998: Flora Hyacinth (ISV) 2002: María Espencer (DOM) 2006: Yudelkis Fernández (CUB) 2010: Rhonda Watkins (TRI) 2014: Chantel Malone (BVI)

US National Championship winners in women's long jump

1923–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1923: Helen Dinnehey 1924: Dorothy Walsh 1925: Helen Filkey 1926: Nellie Todd 1927: Eleanor Egg 1928: Elta Cartwright 1929: Nellie Todd 1930: Stella Walsh 1931: Babe Didrikson 1932: Nellie Todd 1933: Genevieve Valvoda 1934: Not held 1935: Etta Tate 1936: Mable Smith 1937–8: Lula Hymes 1939–46: Stella Walsh 1947: Lillie Purifoy 1948: Stella Walsh 1949–50: Mabel Landry 1951: Stella Walsh 1952–3: Mabel Landry 1954–5: Nancy Phillips 1956–9: Margaret Mathews 1960–2: Willye White 1963: Edith McGuire 1964–6: Willye White 1967: Pat Connolly 1968–70: Willye White 1971: Kim Attlesey 1972: Willye White 1973–75: Martha Watson 1976: Kathy McMillan 1977–8: Jodi Anderson 1979: Kathy McMillan

1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980–1: Jodi Anderson 1982–3: Carol Lewis 1984: Shonel Ferguson (BAH) 1985–6: Carol Lewis 1987: Jackie Joyner-Kersee 1988: Sheila Echols 1989: Claire Connor 1990–2: Jackie Joyner-Kersee

1993–present USA Track & Field	1993–6: Jackie Joyner-Kersee 1997–8: Marion Jones 1999: Dawn Burrell 2000: Marion Jones 2001: Jenny Adams 2002: Brianna Glenn 2003: Grace Upshaw 2004: Marion Jones 2005: Grace Upshaw 2006: Rose Richmond 2007: Grace Upshaw 2008–12: Brittney Reese 2013: Janay DeLoach Soukup 2014: Brittney Reese 2015: Tianna Bartoletta

Notes	OT: Since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials in Olympic years, otherwise held as a discrete event.

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