Jane Furniss-Shields Explained

Jane Furniss-Shields
Full Name:	Jane Elizabeth Shields
Nationality:	British
Sport:	Middle and long-distance running
Event:	3000 metres, 10,000 metres
Club:	City of Sheffield AC
Birth Date:	23 August 1960
Birth Place:	Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire

Jane Elizabeth Shields (née Furniss, born 23 August 1960) is a female English former middle and long-distance runner.

Athletics career

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] and 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]} Four years later she represented England in the 10,000 metres event, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.^{[6] [7] [8]}

International competitions

Representing /
1981	World Cross Country Championships	Madrid, Spain	22nd	4.4 km	14:56
1982	World Cross Country Championships	Rome, Italy	16th	4.7 km	15:06
1983	World Cross Country Championships	Gateshead, United Kingdom	9th	4.1 km	14:27
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	7th	3000 m	8:45.69
1984	World Cross Country Championships	New York, United States	5th	5.0 km	16:10
	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	heats	3000 m	8:48.00
1986	World Cross Country Championships	Neuchâtel, Switzerland	34th	4.7 km	15:43
	Commonwealth Games	Edinburgh, United Kingdom	7th	3000 m	9:13.65
1987	World Cross Country Championships	Warsaw, Poland	31st	5.1 km	17:41
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	26th (h)	10,000 m	32:46.07
1990	Commonwealth Games	Auckland, New Zealand	8th	10,000 m	32:59.42

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)^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: World Cross Country Championships . GBR Athletics . 26 March 2018.
2. Web site: Women 3000m World Championship 1983 . Todor 66 . 26 March 2018.
3. Jane Furniss-Shields Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418040933/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fu/jane-furniss-shields-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 10 November 2017.
4. Web site: 1986 Athletes. Team England.
5. Web site: England team in 1986. Commonwealth Games Federation.
6. Web site: 1990 Athletes. Team England.
7. Web site: England team in 1990. Commonwealth Games Federation.
8. Web site: Athletes and results. Commonwealth Games Federation.
9. Web site: Jane Shields . Power of 10 . 26 March 2018.