Shani Marks
American triple jumper
Shani Marks (Johnson) (born August 24, 1980, in Bloomington, Minnesota) is an American athlete who competes in the triple jump. Marks finished first at the U.S. Olympic Trials to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1]
Marks was a state champion at Apple Valley High School and graduated in 1998.[2][3]
Marks was the USA Indoor Champion in the triple jump in 2005 and 2007 and the USA Outdoor Champion in 2006 and 2007. She finished seventh at the 2006 World Cup, and also competed at the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final.
Her personal best distance is 14.38 metres, achieved at the 2008 Olympic Trials. At the Olympics, she ranked 13th in the qualifying round with a jump of 13.44 m.[4]
References
- ^ Track Trials: Day 3 recap
- ^ Blount, Rachel (June 30, 2008) "Soaring toward Beijing"[permanent dead link] Star Tribune
- ^ Born, Trevor (July 9, 2008) "Marks becomes first Gopher women's track athlete to make U.S Olympic team" Archived 2008-08-04 at the Wayback Machine The Minnesota Daily
- ^ "Women's Triple Jump Qualifying Round - Group B". NBC. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
External links
- Shani Marks at World Athletics
- Shani Marks at legacy.USATF.org (archived)
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US National Champions in women's triple jump
The Athletics Congress
- 1985–6: Wendy Brown
- 1987: Sheila Hudson
- 1988: Wendy Brown
- 1989–90: Sheila Hudson
- 1991: Carla Shannon
- 1992: Sheila Hudson
USA Track & Field
- 1993: Claudia Haywood
- 1994–5: Sheila Hudson
- 1996: Cynthea Rhodes
- 1997: Niambi Dennis
- 1998: Sheila Hudson
- 1999: Stacey Bowers
- 2000: Nicole Gamble
- 2001: Tiombe Hurd
- 2002–3: Yuliana Pérez
- 2004: Tiombé Hurd
- 2005: Erica McLain
- 2006–8: Shani Marks
- 2009: Shakeema Welsch
- 2010: Erica McLain
- 2011–2: Amanda Smock
- 2013: Andrea Geubelle
- 2014: Amanda Smock
- 2015: Christina Epps
- 2016–19: Keturah Orji
- 20212020 OT-22: Keturah Orji
- 2023: Tori Franklin
- Since 1996 the championships has incorporated the Olympic Trials in Olympic years.
- 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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