Sharon Couch

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Sharon Couch
Personal information
Born (1969-09-13) September 13, 1969 (age 55)
Richmond, Virginia, United States
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm) [1]
Weight139 lb (63 kg)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s)Long jump, 100 m hurdles
College team University of North Carolina
Coached by Randy Huntington
Loren Seagrave
Paul Doyle

Sharon Renee Couch-Jewell (born September 13, 1967, in Richmond, Virginia) is an American track and field athlete who specialized in the long jump and sprint hurdles originating in Amelia, a small county in Virginia. [2] She represented her country at the 1992 and 2000 Summer Olympics as well as one indoor and three outdoor World Championships.

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Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the Flag of the United States.svg United States
1988 World Junior Championships Sudbury, Canada 11thLong jump 6.00 m (w)
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain6thLong jump 6.66 m
World Cup Havana, Cuba4thLong jump 6.59 m
1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada18th (q)Long jump 6.12 m
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany24th (q)Long jump 6.19 m
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden28th (q)Long jump 6.30 m
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece25th (q)Long jump 6.37 m
1998 Goodwill Games Uniondale, United States 6thLong jump 6.57 m
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia12th (sf)100 m hurdles 13.00 s

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

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