Jamaican long jumper
Elva Elizabeth Goulbourne (born 21 January 1980 in Saint Ann, Jamaica )[ 1] is a Jamaican former track and field athlete who specialised in the long jump . Her personal best result is 7.16 m (23 ft 5+ 3 ⁄4 in), achieved in 2004.
She represented Jamaica in four consecutive World Championships in Athletics , from 2001 to 2007. Her sole Olympic outing at the 2000 Sydney Games was also her best global performance, placing ninth.
She was the silver medallist in the long jump at the 2002 Commonwealth Games . At the same competition she won silver with the Jamaican women's 4×100 metres relay team. She was the bronze medallist at the 1999 Pan American Games and a two-time champion of the Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics (2001 and 2003).
College
While at Auburn under coach Henry Rolle , she won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's best female track and field competitor in 2003.[ 2] [ 3]
Competition record
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing Jamaica
1997
Pan American Junior Championships
Havana, Cuba
1st
Long jump
6.10 m
1998
CARIFTA Games (U20)
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
2nd
100 m
11.62
2nd
200 m
23.32 (w)
3rd
Long jump
6.08 m
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20)
Georgetown, Cayman Islands
6th
100 m
12.21
1st
4 × 100 m relay
45.24
2nd
Long jump
5.95 m
World Junior Championships
Annecy, France
19th (q)
Long jump
6.06 m (wind: -0.4 m/s)
1999
Pan American Junior Championships
Tampa, United States
2nd
Long jump
6.31 m
Pan American Games
Winnipeg, Canada
3rd
Long jump
6.41 m
2000
Olympic Games
Sydney, Australia
9th
Long jump
6.43 m
2001
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Guatemala City, Guatemala
1st
Long jump
6.77 m
World Championships
Edmonton, Canada
5th (h)
4 × 100 m relay
43.09
10th
Long jump
6.62 m
2002
Commonwealth Games
Manchester, United Kingdom
2nd
4 × 100 m relay
42.73
1st
Long jump
6.70 m
2003
Central American and Caribbean Championships
St. George's, Grenada
1st
Long jump
6.96 m (w)
World Championships
Paris, France
3rd (h)
4 × 100 m relay
43.05
20th (q)
Long jump
6.27 m
World Athletics Final
Monte Carlo, Monaco
6th
Long jump
6.49 m
2004
World Indoor Championships
Budapest, Hungary
17th (q)
Long jump
6.43 m
2005
Central American and Caribbean Championships
Nassau, Bahamas
2nd
Long jump
6.78 m (w)
World Championships
Helsinki, Finland
12th
Long jump
6.21 m
2006
Commonwealth Games
Melbourne, Australia
9th
Long jump
6.34 m
2007
Pan American Games
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
6th (h)
4 × 100 m relay
44.12
4th
Long jump
6.48 m
World Championships
Osaka, Japan
26th (q)
Long jump
6.32 m
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