Jamaican long jumper (born 1997)
Shawn-D Thompson
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| Born | (1997-01-20) 20 January 1997 (age 28) |
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| Sport | Athletics |
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| Event | Long jump |
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| Personal best(s) | Long jump: 8.13m (Kingston, 2019) |
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Shawn-D Thompson (born 20 January 1997) is a Jamaican long jumper.[1]
Early life
He attended GC Foster College in Spanish Town.[2]
Career
He 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.[7][8][9]
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