Jane Elizabeth Shields (née Furniss, born 23 August 1960) is a female English former middle and long-distance runner who competed at two Olympic Games.
Biography At the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, she won a team gold medal in 1986, team silver in 1984 and team bronze in 1982, and had a best individual placing of fifth in 1984. She also finished seventh in the 3000 metres final at the 1983 World Championships,
She represented Great Britain in the 3000 metres at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and in the 10,000 metres at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
She represented England in the 3,000 metres event, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Shields became the British 5,000 metres champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1988 AAA Championships.
Two years later she represented England in the 10,000 metres event, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.
International competitions Representing / 1981World Cross Country ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain22nd4.4 km14:561982World Cross Country ChampionshipsRome, Italy16th4.7 km15:061983World Cross Country ChampionshipsGateshead, United Kingdom9th4.1 km 14:27World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland7th3000 m8:45.691984World Cross Country ChampionshipsNew York, United States5th5.0 km16:10Olympic GamesLos Angeles, United Statesheats3000 m8:48.001986World Cross Country ChampionshipsNeuchâtel, Switzerland34th4.7 km15:43Commonwealth GamesEdinburgh, United Kingdom7th3000 m9:13.651987World Cross Country ChampionshipsWarsaw, Poland31st5.1 km17:411988Olympic GamesSeoul, South Korea26th (h)10,000 m32:46.071990Commonwealth GamesAuckland, New Zealand8th10,000 m32:59.42
Personal bests 1500m – 4:11.51 (1983) Mile – 4:30.29 (1983) 3000 m – 8:45.69 (1983) 5000 m – 15:32.34 (1988) 10,000 m – 32:42.0 (1988)
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