Elva Elizabeth Goulbourne (born 21 January 1980) is a Jamaican former track and field athlete who specialised in the long jump. Her personal best result is , 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 Goulbourne first competed for the Central Arizona Vaqueros track and field team where she won two NJCAA titles.
While at Auburn University under coach Henry Rolle, she won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's best female track and field competitor in 2003.
Competition record Representing 1997Pan American Junior ChampionshipsHavana, Cuba1stLong jump6.10 m1998CARIFTA Games (U20)Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago2nd100 m11.622nd200 m23.32 (w)3rdLong jump6.08 mCentral American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U20)Georgetown, Cayman Islands6th100 m12.211st4 × 100 m relay45.242ndLong jump5.95 mWorld Junior ChampionshipsAnnecy, France19th (q)Long jump6.06 m (wind: -0.4 m/s)1999Pan American Junior ChampionshipsTampa, United States2ndLong jump6.31 mPan American GamesWinnipeg, Canada3rdLong jump6.41 m2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia9thLong jump6.43 m2001Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsGuatemala City, Guatemala1stLong jump6.77 mWorld ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada5th (h)4 × 100 m relay43.0910thLong jump6.62 m2002Commonwealth GamesManchester, United Kingdom2nd4 × 100 m relay42.731stLong jump6.70 m2003Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsSt. George's, Grenada1stLong jump6.96 m (w)World ChampionshipsParis, France3rd (h)4 × 100 m relay43.0520th (q)Long jump6.27 mWorld Athletics FinalMonte Carlo, Monaco6thLong jump6.49 m2004World Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary17th (q)Long jump6.43 m2005Central American and Caribbean ChampionshipsNassau, Bahamas2ndLong jump6.78 m (w)World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland12thLong jump6.21 m2006Commonwealth GamesMelbourne, Australia9thLong jump6.34 m2007Pan American GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil6th (h)4 × 100 m relay44.124thLong jump6.48 mWorld ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan26th (q)Long jump6.32 m
References
External links