Jane Furniss-Shields

Jane Elizabeth Shields (née Furniss, born 23 August 1960) is a female English former middle and long-distance runner.

Jane Furniss-Shields

Personal information
Full name	Jane Elizabeth Shields
Nationality	British
Born	(1960-08-23) 23 August 1960 (age 64) Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire
Sport
Sport	Middle and long-distance running
Event(s)	3000 metres, 10,000 metres
Club	City of Sheffield AC

Athletics career

At the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, she won a team gold medal in 1986, team silver in 1984 and team bronze in 1982,^[1] and had a best individual placing of fifth in 1984. She also finished seventh in the 3000 metres final at the 1983 World Championships,^[2] and represented Great Britain in the 3000 metres at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and in the 10,000 metres at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.^[3] She represented England in the 3,000 metres event, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.^[4][5] Four years later she represented England in the 10,000 metres event, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.^[6][7][8]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Great Britain /  England
1981	World Cross Country Championships	Madrid, Spain	22nd	4.4 km	14:56
1982	World Cross Country Championships	Rome, Italy	16th	4.7 km	15:06
1983	World Cross Country Championships	Gateshead, United Kingdom	9th	4.1 km	14:27
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	7th	3000 m	8:45.69
1984	World Cross Country Championships	New York, United States	5th	5.0 km	16:10
	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	heats	3000 m	8:48.00
1986	World Cross Country Championships	Neuchâtel, Switzerland	34th	4.7 km	15:43
	Commonwealth Games	Edinburgh, United Kingdom	7th	3000 m	9:13.65
1987	World Cross Country Championships	Warsaw, Poland	31st	5.1 km	17:41
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	26th (h)	10,000 m	32:46.07
1990	Commonwealth Games	Auckland, New Zealand	8th	10,000 m	32:59.42

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)^[9]

References

1. "World Cross Country Championships". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
2. "Women 3000m World Championship 1983". Todor 66. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jane Furniss-Shields Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
4. "1986 Athletes". Team England.
5. "England team in 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
6. "1990 Athletes". Team England.
7. "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
8. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
9. "Jane Shields". Power of 10. Retrieved 26 March 2018.