Sharon Couch
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 13, 1969 Richmond, Virginia, United States |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 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 | Randy Huntington 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 originating in Amelia, a small county in Virginia.[2] She represented her country at the 1992 and 2000 Summer Olympics as well as one indoor and three outdoor World Championships.
Competition record
[edit | edit source]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing the  United States
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| 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 | Gothenburg, 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
[edit | edit source]Outdoor
- 100 metres hurdles – 12.68 (+1.3 m/s, Sacramento 2000)
- Long jump – 6.54 (0.0 m/s, Rio de Janeiro 1998)
Indoor
- 60 metres hurdles – 7.94 (New York 2000)
- Long jump – 6.48 (Montreal 1997)
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Sports-Reference profile
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- USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners
- 1967 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Richmond, Virginia
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- Olympic track and field athletes for the United States
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States
- North Carolina Tar Heels women's track and field athletes
- Track and field athletes from Virginia
- Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games
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