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Ryan Shields (sprinter)

Ryan Shields is a Jamaican former sprinter. He was described as "the most accomplished sprinter in IHSA history" and finished 3rd in the 2017 Stockholm Diamond League with a wind-aided 100 metres time of 9.89 seconds.

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Ryan Shields
Personal information
NationalityJamaican
Born (1983-05-12) 12 May 19831
Home townChicago, Illinois
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)1
Weight82 kg (181 lb)1
Sport
SportAthletics
Events
100 metres, 60 metres
College teamWayland Baptist Pioneers2
ClubHAAG Atletiek1
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 100m:
    •  • 9.89 w (+4.8) (2017)
    •  • 10.16 (+1.5) (2017)
  • 60m: 6.56 (2017)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Jamaica
European Champion Clubs Cup Group B
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Leiria 100 m
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Leiria 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2016 Leiria 4 × 100 m

Ryan Shields (born 12 May 1983) is a Jamaican former sprinter. He was described as "the most accomplished sprinter in IHSA history" and finished 3rd in the 2017 Stockholm Diamond League with a wind-aided 100 metres time of 9.89 seconds.3

Biography

Shields grew up in Chicago, Illinois, where he was a standout prep sprinter for Leo Catholic High School.4 He was the first ever to win Class A state titles in the 100 m, 200 m, and 400 m, which he did three years in a row.52

Though his grade-point average was sufficient, Shields did not have the necessary ACT score to qualify for an NCAA Division I scholarship.6 Because of this, Shields competed for the Wayland Baptist Pioneers track and field team in college, an NAIA school. He set the NAIA national indoor record in the 200 m and won several NAIA national titles from 2003 to 2006.27

After 2008, Shields was training under the HAAG Atletiek club in the Netherlands. He competed at the 2008 Jamaican Athletics Championship, where he did not qualify for the finals.1

In 2016, Shields secured podium finishes in Group B at the European Champion Clubs Cup, finishing 3rd in the 100 m and 200 m, and 2nd in the 4 × 100 m.1 In 2017 at the Stockholm Diamond League, Shields clocked a wind-aided 9.89-second performance in the 100 metres, finishing 3rd behind Andre de Grasse and Ben Youssef Meite.8

Statistics

Personal bests

Event Mark Competition Venue Date
100 metres (wind assisted) 9.89 w (+4.8 m/s) Stockholm Diamond League Stockholm, Sweden 18 June 2017
100 metres (wind legal) 10.16 (+1.5 m/s) IFAM Oordegem Oordegem, Belgium 27 May 2017
60 metres 6.56 Orlen Cup 2017 Łódź, Poland 16 February 2017
References

References

  1. Ryan Shields at Tilastopaja (subscription required)
  2. "Former Leo star Shields hits his stride in college". Chicago Tribune. 21 May 2003. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  3. "Chicago Catholic League Track & Field". www.chicagocatholicleague.com. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  4. "Leo Lions – Leo High School". Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  5. "I DON'T BELIEVE WHAT I JUST SAW". Track Football Consortium. 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  6. "Sprinter in a class by himself". Chicago Tribune. 9 June 2002. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  7. Staff, The Herald (25 May 2003). "Shields wins nationals 05-25-2003". Plainview Herald. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  8. "Jamaican Ryan Shields clocks wind-aided 9.89s Diamond League sprint | Loop Jamaica". Loop News. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
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