Jeanelle Scheper (born 21 November 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 Levern Spencer did it starting in 2007 when in 2015 she joined Spencer in the final.
| 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 |
Career
editShe was born in Kingston, Jamaica to Gerit Scheper a Barbadian father and Cheryl Scheper a St Lucian mother 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
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References
edit- ^ "2015 PanAm Games profile". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ Jeanelle Scheper at World Athletics
- ^ "2014 CWG profile". Archived from the original on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ "Jeannelle Scheper". University of South Carolina Athletics. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony". 21 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
