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Jane Furniss-Shields
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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.
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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,[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]
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.[3]
She represented England in the 3,000 metres event, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[4][5]
Shields became the British 5,000 metres champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1988 AAA Championships.[6][7]
Two years later she represented England in the 10,000 metres event, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[8][9][10]
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International competitions
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)[11]
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