English athlete
Jane Furniss-Shields
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| Full name | Jane Elizabeth Shields |
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| Nationality | British |
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| Born | (1960-08-23) 23 August 1960 (age 63)
Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire |
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| Sport | Middle and long-distance running |
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| Event(s) | 3000 metres, 10,000 metres |
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| Club | City of Sheffield AC |
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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]
Great Britain / 
England
