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Shafiqua Maloney (born 27 February 1999) is a Vincentian middle-distance runner. [1] [2] She holds the 800 m national record both indoors and outdoors.
She studied for two years at Southern Illinois University and in 2018 moved to the University of Arkansas. [2] She has competed at 200m, 400m, 800m and in 300m hurdles events. She won the 800 m gold and the 400 m silver medal in the 2021 NACAC U23 Championships. [3]
She competed in the women's 800m event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, [2] and was the sole flag-bearer for her country in the Parade of Nations during the opening ceremony. [4]
Maloney also competed at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France finishing 4th in the women's 800m final. [5]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has appeared in 9 Summer Olympic Games. The country has never participated in the Winter Olympic Games. To date, no athlete from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has ever won an Olympic medal. Their best Olympic result as of 2024 is a fourth-place finish in the Women's 800m in Athletics by Shafiqua Maloney at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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