Shawn-D Thompson

Shawn-D Thompson

Personal information
Born	(1997-01-20) 20 January 1997 (age 28)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Long jump: 8.22 m (Joensuu, 2024)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing   Jamaica NACAC Championships 2022 Freeport Long jump 2025 Freeport Long jump NACAC U23 Championships 2019 Querétaro Long jump

Shawn-D Thompson (born 20 January 1997) is a Jamaican long jumper. ^[1]

Early life

He attended GC Foster College in Spanish Town. ^[2]

Career

He is coached by Marlon Gayle and has based his run-up style on Ivan Pedroso of Cuba. ^[3] He was a silver medalist at the 2019 NACAC U23 Championships in Queretaro, Mexico, with a jump of 8.05 metres. ^[4]

He finished fourth in the long jump at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, jumping 8.05 metres but missing out on bronze by a centimetre. ^[5] He won a bronze medal at the 2022 NACAC Championships in Freeport, Bahamas with a jump of 7.75 metres. ^[6]

In June 2024, he competed at the Jamaican Athletics Championships long jump and was initially credited with a second place finish and a new personal best although the jump was later ruled to have been a foul. ^{[7] [8] [9]}

He was runner-up to Carey McLeod in the men’s long jump at the 2025 Jamaican Athletics Championships on 28 June with a jump of 7.84m. ^[10] He was named in the Jamaican squad for the 2025 NACAC Championships in The Bahamas, winning the bronze medal. ^{[11] [12] [13]} He was named as an alternative for the Jamaican team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. ^[14]

References

1. "Shawn-D Thompson". World Athletics. 30 June 2024.
2. Foster, Anthony (February 10, 2020). "Shawn D Thompson gets close to Tokyo2020 Olympics qualifying mark". Track Alerts. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
3. Lawrence, Hubert (July 3, 2023). "Cuban jumpers impress Shawn-D Thompson". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
4. "NACAC U23 Championships". World Athletics. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
5. "Jamaican misses bronze in men's long jump". Jamaica Gleaner. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
6. "NACAC Championships". World Athletics. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
7. "Massive PB by Shawn-D Thompson earns him Olympic spot in long jump". Jamaica Observer. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
8. "Shericka Jackson tops Jamaican 200 heats in Olympic double bid". Insidethegames. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
9. "Confusion over long jump Olympian". Jamaica Gleamer. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
10. Jacks, Bradley (28 June 2025). "Beckford, Taylor claim maiden 800m titles at National Champs" . Retrieved 29 June 2025.
11. Levy, Leighton (9 July 2025). "Tia Clayton Returns as Jamaica Names Powerhouse Team for NACAC Championships in Bahamas". SportsMax. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
12. "NACAC Championships". World Athletics. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
13. "Taylor breaks national 800m record at NACAC Senior Championships". Radio Jamaica News Online. August 16, 2025. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
14. "JAAA names 50-member World Champs team, Thomas-Dodd opts out". Jamaica Observer. 30 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.