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| Born | February 27, 1999 (age 26) Richland Park, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |||||||||||||||||
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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]
| Grand Slam Track results [6] | |||||
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| Slam | Race group | Event | Pl. | Time | Prize money |
| 2025 Miami Slam | Short distance | 1500 m | 7th | 4:16.35 | US$12,500 |
| 800 m | 6th | 2:00.96 | |||
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