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. She represented her country at the 1992 and 2000 Summer Olympics as well as one indoor and three outdoor World Championships.
Competition record Representing the 1988World Junior ChampionshipsSudbury, Canada11thLong jump6.00 m (w)1992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain6thLong jump6.66 mWorld CupHavana, Cuba4thLong jump6.59 m1993World Indoor ChampionshipsToronto, Canada18th (q)Long jump6.12 mWorld ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany24th (q)Long jump6.19 m1995World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden28th (q)Long jump6.30 m1997World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece25th (q)Long jump6.37 m1998Goodwill GamesUniondale, United States6thLong jump6.57 m2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia12th (sf)100 m hurdles13.00 s
Personal bests 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
USATF profile