Shelia Burrell
Shelia Burrell (born January 15, 1972, in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is a retired American heptathlete. She was a two-time representative of the United States at the Summer Olympics, competing in 2000 and 2004. Her best Olympic finish was fourth place. She also competed twice at the World Championships in Athletics, which included a bronze medal in 2001. She was also a two-time silver medalist at the 1999 Pan American Games. Her personal best for the heptathlon 6472 points and she was American national champion on four occasions.
On the professional circuit, she was the winner of the 2002 Hypo-Meeting, having previously finished fourth at the 1999 Hypo-Meeting and the 2000 Hypo-Meeting. In her last outing there, she was sixth at the 2004 Hypo-Meeting. In 2001, she won the Décastar in France.[1]
She completed a major in English and American studies at UCLA and was coached by Bob Kersee while there, and later by Jane Frederick. After her college career she was coached by Cliff Rovelto. She is not related to namesakes, contemporaries and fellow African-Americans track athletes Leroy Burrell and Dawn Burrell.
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing the United States | ||||
1995 | Universiade | Fukuoka City, Japan | DNF | Heptathlon |
1998 | Goodwill Games | Uniondale, United States | 7th | Heptathlon |
1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 11th | Heptathlon |
Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | 2nd | Heptathlon | |
2nd | 4×100 m relay | |||
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 26th | Heptathlon |
2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 3rd | Heptathlon |
2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 4th | Heptathlon |
National titles
- USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
- Heptathlon: 1999, 2002, 2003
- United States Olympic Trials
- Heptathlon: 2004
Personal bests
- 200 metres – 22.92 (2001)
- 800 metres – 2:10.29 (2000)
- 100 metres hurdles – 13.05 (2001)
- High jump – 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄4 in) (1999)
- Long jump – 6.57 m (21 ft 6+1⁄2 in) (2002)
- Shot put – 15.02 m (49 ft 3+1⁄4 in) (2002)
- Javelin throw – 50.31 m (165 ft 1⁄2 in) (2000)
- Heptathlon – 6472 pts (2001)
References
- Shelia Burrell at World Athletics
- ^ Shelia Burrell. USATF. Retrieved on September 5, 2015.
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Amateur Athletic Union
- 1950–4: Stanisława Walasiewicz
- 1955–6: Barbara Mueller
- 1957–9: Ann Roniger
- 1960: Jo Ann Terry
- 1961–7: Pat Daniels
- 1968: Chi Cheng (TPE)
- 1969: Jan Glotzer
- 1970: Pat Daniels
- 1971: Marilyn King
- 1972–3: Jane Frederick
- 1974: Mitzi McMillan
- 1975–6: Jane Frederick
- 1977: Linda Cornelius
- 1978: Modupe Oshikoya (NGR)
- 1979: Jane Frederick
The Athletics Congress
- 1980: Themis Zambrzycki (BRA)
- 1981: Jane Frederick
- 1982: Jackie Joyner
- 1983: Jane Frederick
- 1984: Cindy Greiner
- 1985–6: Jane Frederick
- 1987: Jackie Joyner-Kersee
- 1988: Sheila Tarr
- 1989: Jolanda Jones
- 1990: Cindy Greiner
- 1991–2: Jackie Joyner-Kersee
USA Track & Field
- 1993: Jackie Joyner-Kersee
- 1994: Kym Carter
- 1995: Jackie Joyner-Kersee
- 1996–8: Kelly Blair LaBounty
- 1999: Shelia Burrell
- 2000–1: DeDee Nathan
- 2002–4: Shelia Burrell
- 2005: Hyleas Fountain
- 2006: GiGi Johnson
- 2007–8: Hyleas Fountain
- 2009: Diana Pickler
- 2010: Hyleas Fountain
- 2011: Sharon Day-Monroe
- 2012: Hyleas Fountain
- 2013–4: Sharon Day-Monroe
- 2015–6: Barbara Nwaba
- 2017: Kendell Williams
- 2018–19: Erica Bougard
- 20212020 OT: Annie Kunz
- 2022: Anna Hall
- Held as a women's pentathlon from 1950 to 1980
- Since 1992 the championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
- 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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