Jeanelle Scheper
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 November 1994 Kingston, Jamaica |
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)[1] |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event | High jump |
| College team | University of South Carolina |
Jeanelle Scheper (born November 21, 1994) is a Saint Lucian high jumper.[2] She is the second athlete from St. Lucia to qualify for the high jump final in the World Championships in Athletics after Lavern Spencer did it starting in 2007 when in 2015 she joined Spencer in the final.
She was born in Kingston, Jamaica and moved to Saint Lucia with her family at the age of two.[3] While representing the University of South Carolina, Scheper became the 2015 NCAA Champion before graduating.[4]
She competed for St. Lucia at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. She placed 26th in qualifying and did not advance to the finals.[5] She was the flag bearer for St. Lucia during the closing ceremony.[6]
Her personal bests in the high jump are 1.96 metres outdoors (Starkville 2015) and 1.91 metres indoors (Fayetteville 2013).
Competition record
References
- ^ 2015 PanAm Games profile
- ^ Jeanelle Scheper at World Athletics
- ^ 2014 CWG profile
- ^ http://www.gamecocksonline.com/sports/c-track/mtt/jeannelle_scheper_740183.html
- ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-08-23.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony". 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-08-23.
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Kingston, Jamaica
- Saint Lucian high jumpers
- World Championships in Athletics athletes for Saint Lucia
- Female high jumpers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Saint Lucia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games competitors for Saint Lucia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Saint Lucia
- Saint Lucian female athletes