Sharon Couch

Sharon Renee Couch-Jewell (born September 13, 1967, in Richmond, Virginia) is an American track and field athlete who specialized in the long jump and sprint hurdles originating in Amelia, a small county in Virginia. She represented her country at the 1992 and 2000 Summer Olympics as well as one indoor and three outdoor World Championships.

Sharon Couch

Personal information
Born	(1969-09-13) September 13, 1969 Richmond, Virginia, United States
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight	139 lb (63 kg)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Long jump, 100 m hurdles
College team	University of North Carolina
Coached by	Randy Huntington Loren Seagrave Paul Doyle

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the United States
1988	World Junior Championships	Sudbury, Canada	11th	Long jump	6.00 m (w)
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	6th	Long jump	6.66 m
	World Cup	Havana, Cuba	4th	Long jump	6.59 m
1993	World Indoor Championships	Toronto, Canada	18th (q)	Long jump	6.12 m
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	24th (q)	Long jump	6.19 m
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	28th (q)	Long jump	6.30 m
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	25th (q)	Long jump	6.37 m
1998	Goodwill Games	Uniondale, United States	6th	Long jump	6.57 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	12th (sf)	100 m hurdles	13.00 s

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres hurdles – 12.68 (+1.3 m/s, Sacramento 2000)
• Long jump – 6.54 (0.0 m/s, Rio de Janeiro 1998)

Indoor

• 60 metres hurdles – 7.94 (New York 2000)
• Long jump – 6.48 (Montreal 1997)

References

• USATF profile